Surname Origins

[dotty.]

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?

[dotty.]

craft did you ever see my FAO you thread in media?

[dotty.]

http://www.theanswerb...V/Question986905.html

[welshlibranr]

thanks craft, will look!.....

[jubieanna]

dotty......what do you reckon on the surname Bresner. what sort could that be?

[dotty.]

looks like a place name but will check

[askyourgran]

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.

[dotty.]

yep:
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Bresner

[craft1948]

Will look now dotty..........

[dotty.]

Litherland was a station we used to stop at when we went to Goodison as I recall! Williams will be Welsh

[jubieanna]

wow thanks dotty. thats really interesting

[NazNomad]

Mine indicates it was a ''personal byname'', so I'm still none the wiser, lol

[anneasquith]

HALDANE ( son of the dane ) ?

[dotty.]

that's a nickname anne, or a place name,
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Haldane