The origin of your surname?

[Gado911]

My last name is Heuvelmans which is dutch for "Man-on-the-hill"

 

[Zombie_Fish]

There are s ideas about my surname:

1. It comes from the French language.

2. It comes from somewhere in Wiltshire, England.

I always say in conversation though that it's the French one.

 

[barryween]

I think it may be British or something, but it sounds very hill billy to me. That's about it.

 

[crudus]

My surname (Gentry) comes from the (lesser) aristocracy/nobility (if we had coat of arms/if we didn't) of England and from the Latin term gentis meaning "clan or extended family".

 

[ConstantJoe]

Apparently my second name is also a first name, though I've never seen it used as one.

Which means that in the future I felt like being a particularly cruel father, I could name my son Finnegan Finnegan.

 

[Pimppeter2]

My name is very uncomon, I took this Facebook app to see how many people in the Is have it. Turns out.. Less than 100, its a pretty unique name, but othing out of the blue

 

[Gaderael]

Try mine, I dare you.

Seriously, if you do find it's origins and meaning, I'll email you a cookie.

Knörl

That's with an "o" with two dots on top.

I found this under Scottish Etymology:

[KNORLE, KNARLE, s. A knot, protu-
berance, lumps, Banffs. ; knarle, Clydes.]

Keep in mind that many ancient cultures may have shared a common Indo-European language [Indo-European languages], so while the spelling may be slightly different, they could mean the same thing.

EDIT: Oh, my lasst name on my mother's side, Cooper, means "Barrel Maker". It's a very common name.

On My Father's side, Wall, means "one who lived by the wall (medieval towns always used them for protection) was Wall/Walls/Waller, and the name was also used to designate the one who did the repair"

 

[Cortheya]

I am Seers. I'm guessing something to do with tellers of the future.

Is it pronounced see-ers or like sears?

 

[Nukey]

my last name apparently means "wine hill" which is kinda of strange seeing drinking isn't common in my family and we all live on flatland.

heres a link to the full thing http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=weinberg

 

[Gaderael]

well, mine is Jessing, but I can't find any references to it. I know it's Norwegian/Scandinavian in origin and I think it might be a variation of Jessen (son of Jess). If someone could find out more about it, I'd be very grateful.

EDIT again!

Okay dude, this is the best I can find for you:

Spoiler

JESS
Noun

1. A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)


"JESS" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a gift".

Date "JESS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references)

Etymology: Jess \Jess\, noun; plural Jesses. [Old French expression gies, giez, proper plural of giet, get, jet, French jet, throwing, jess. See Jet shooting forth.].

 

[RavingPenguin]

Searching my surname would reveal the wrong lineage. My great gradfather took the name Berg in order to afford his immigration to america. I dont remember what his original name was, but I remember it was something bland.

 

[Davey Woo]

Wooding.
Something to do with living near a wood, keeping a wood, hunting, lumberjack. Something along those lines.
My coat of arms is a goat with a scroll in its mouth or something.

 

[ddon]

my surname in german means remarkable legs. i love to run so if it means in strength i guess its correct but if its talking about how they look i dont see anything important. when ever someone forgets me all i do is say my last name and they remember. schink isnt a common name. probably because i live in small town with alot of mountens around thats a two hour drive out. i could not find any real origin like the first person who had it however so i dont know anuthing about it really.

 

[Get Jiggy]

I am British and my surname is Shepherd. Hmm, I wonder...(?)

Same sort of thing with mine, Cook, they weren't even trying with ours.

 

[Gruthar]

My surname is Elias. The name can have pagan (after Helios) or even Mormon roots, but in my case its origin is Hebrew. It's the Greek translation of Elijah (who was a biblical prophet.) My paternal lineage is Jewish in origin -- my great-grandfather Henry Hart Elias was actually the first Jewish college basketball player, though he was the last practicing Jew in my family. My grandfather traced back our family history all the way back to Germany, which suggests that my distant ancestors fled/were kicked out of Spain during the Inquisition, perhaps earlier. Where they came from before that is anyone's guess, but it's likely that they came to Europe during the time of the Roman Empire...

 

[cleverlymadeup]

my surname is a town in northern England, we used to be royal and it appears in the doomsday book, tho there aren't many ppl with my last name around

 

[Kinguendo]

I am British and my surname is Shepherd. Hmm, I wonder...(?)

Same sort of thing with mine, Cook, they weren't even trying with ours.

Yeah why couldnt they have been inventive like:

"Okay, what do you do?"
"I eat rocks."
"Err, okay... and why are you naked?!"
"Cos' I eat rocks."
"Erm...*shrugs*Okay, your surname is Bush."

 

[amazinglettera]

Mine is that of the ladder builder. It comes from a term for the people who would lift ladders during invasions of castles and blah blah blah. I supposed that is strange since I am afraid of heights.

 

[Paperplanes79]

Mine is Swedish and means Hedge Dweller.

So i basically live on the outskirts of town, in a hedge.

I'd imagine they would smell bad and be inbred.

 

[andrat]

Johnston. Scottish origin, meaning "John's town"