english cornish sirname ching

[zzxxee]

the cornish english sirname ching does anyone no of its meaning where it originated from its my boyfriends name . everyone assumes hes chinese and hes not

[shaneystar2]

Ching is a north of Cornwall name, particularly from the parish of Kilkampton. From the late seventeenth century a spattering of Ching�s were in the west of the county, especially in the parish of Phillack...have a look here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/immig_emig/engla nd/cornwall/user_3_article_1.shtml

[zzxxee]

thanks so much does anyone else have the english sirname ching hes the only one i no

[shaneystar2]

I don't know my maid !
My maiden name was Ling ..now that is a good old Chinese name ..hahaha ..however it's also a good old Norfolk name.. I also have Cornish connections. My maternal grandmother was from Falmouth and her maiden name was Love ..
Ling ....Spelt variously as Lyng ..the meaning of which is heath or fish .There is a fish called a Ling and also the heather on the moors is called Ling or to give it it's proper name ...Erica .
A couple of nephews of mine have been compiling a family tree for years now and the name is typically English .
This may be a good opportunity for you to do a bit of research in Parish records etc to see what you can find out about the Chings ......but it's definitely not Chinese :)

[spudqueen]

I don't personally know of anybody with the surname Ching, but there's a few in the phone book.
http://www.thephonebook.bt.com/publisha.conten t/en/search/residential/search.publisha?Surnam e=ching&Location=cornwall&x=26&y=6

[natalie_1982]

By the looks of it I doubt he is the only "English" ching, Spudqueen's link shows half a dozen just in Cornwall alone. I randomly searched towns and counties in England, Scotland and Wales and they popped up all over. Incidentally the only one that was obviously Oriental sounding was one in Cardiff.

[zzxxee]

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[chingster71]

Ching is derived from the Anglo Saxon word Cyng, which translate Royal. This is not to suggest that Ching is an English name it is found almost exclusively in Cornwall until the exodus resulting from the potato famine in the 1840's. The translation would suggest that descendents with this name worked on royal land and even today the Duchy of Cornwall is the Crown Prince of Great Britons largest source of income. Like many conquered people they adopted some traits including the English language. On a side note Ching is a moderately common first name in China and more commonly associated with Manchuria.

[Booty40]

Trying to be funny but mucked it up was going to say i know where a ching lives now lol

[zzxxee]

chingster i am presuming ching is your last name???