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dotty. | 14:06 Mon 07th Feb 2011 | Genealogy
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Just done a quick survey of the first 3 of my sons tree , (16 surnames)) 2 are patr0nymics, 1 is a nickname, 3 are occupational and 10 are place names, (only 1 being a towm place name, the rest are natural place names, anyone ever looked at their names this way?
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craft did you ever see my FAO you thread in media?
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thanks craft, will look!.....
dotty......what do you reckon on the surname Bresner. what sort could that be?
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looks like a place name but will check
My maiden name was Litherland, a place in Liverpool, and my mother's was Williams pretty common - I often wondered about them. I still intend to start a search of the family.
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Will look now dotty..........
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Litherland was a station we used to stop at when we went to Goodison as I recall! Williams will be Welsh
wow thanks dotty. thats really interesting
Mine indicates it was a ''personal byname'', so I'm still none the wiser, lol
HALDANE ( son of the dane ) ?
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that's a nickname anne, or a place name,
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Haldane

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