Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom

A-Sax ancestor ancient family ancient personal name baptismal name baronet barony called castle cent century chapelry Cheshire Chester Christian name common Conqueror Conquest Cornwall D'Alton Derby derived descended Devon diminutive Domesd Domesday doubtless Durham Earl early Edict of Nantes Edward Edward III England English Essex family names Ferguson France French Gloucester Halliwell hamlet Henry II Ireland Irish James Jamieson John Kent King Lancashire Lancaster lands latinized Leicester Lincoln Lincolnshire Lord manor medieval Nisbet Noble and Gentle Norfolk Norman Normandy Northumberland occurs origin orthography parish in co parish in Norfolk Parishes and places patronymic pedigree Perhaps prefix Probably a corruption residence Richard Robert Salop Saxon says Scotland Scottish seated settled shire Shirley's Noble Shropshire signifies sobriquet Somerset Stafford Suffolk Surn surname Surrey temp Thomas tion town township Welsh whence William William the Conqueror word written York Yorkshire