Brent is an Old English place name and surname. The place name can be from Celtic words meaning "holy one", or "high place", literally, "from a steep hill". The surname often indicates that one's ancestors lived in a place called Brent.
Hodgson is a surname. In Britain, the Hodgson surname was the 173rd most common in 1881 and the 206th most common in 1998. In the United States of America, Hodgson was the 3753rd most popular surname in the 1990 census.
Gooch is a surname. Gooch or the Gooch is also a nickname. It may refer to:
Wilf is a masculine given name, most commonly a diminutive form of Wilfred or Wilfrid. It is also a nickname and a surname.
Murray is both a Scottish and an Irish surname with two distinct respective etymologies. The Scottish version is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the Medieval Gaelic word Muireb ; the b here was pronounced as v, hence the Latinization to Moravia. These names denote the district on the south shore of the Moray Firth, in Scotland. Murray is a direct transliteration of how Scottish people pronounce the word Moray. The Murray spelling is not used for the geographical area, which is Moray, but it became the commonest form of the surname, especially among Scottish emigrants, to the extent that the surname Murray is now much more common than the original surname Moray. See also Clan Murray.
The surname Watt may refer to:
The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland:
- Anglo-Saxon: A patronymic surname based on the name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas. In England, Collins usually signified "son of Colin."
- Irish: "cuilein" = darling, a term of endearment applied to a whelp or young animal. The medieval surname was Ua Cuiléin, which has usually become Ó Coileáin today.
- Welsh: Collen = hazel, hazel grove.
Cope is a surname, and may refer to
Frost is a surname with a rich Scandinavian history. It originates from Danish, Icelandic, and Norwegian, and may mean: born at the time of frost (winter); someone with an icy or unbending disposition; or someone who was unflinching in times of battle or confrontation. It can also be of Welsh origin, derived from the old Welsh word Ymffrostgar, meaning a brag or boastful person. It can also be an Americanized version of the German surname Forst, meaning dweller at the forest. Another origin of the name is Scottish, originating in Aberdeenshire, being first recorded in Banchory-Devenick, and Banchory. Notable people with the surname include:
Hirst is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lever is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Day is a surname. Notable people with the surname Day include:
Bryan is a surname found in the English-speaking world.
Brazier is an occupational surname of French origin, meaning "a worker in brass". It is the anglicised version of the French surname Brasier. The surname may refer to:
Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin derived from the Old French curteis, which means "polite, courteous, or well-bred". It is a compound of curt- ″court″ and -eis ″-ish″. The spelling u to render [u] in Old French was mainly Anglo-Norman and Norman, when the spelling o [u] was the usual Parisian French one, Modern French ou [u]. -eis is the Old French suffix for -ois, Western French keeps -eis, simplified -is in English. The word court shares the same etymology but retains a Modern French spelling, after the orthography had changed.
Salter is an English occupational surname, meaning a seller of salt. Its other meaning is connected to psalter.
Luritia "Rue" Winterbotham Carpenter (1876–1931), was an American art collector and philanthropist, who co-founded the Arts Club of Chicago.
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