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Surnames of English origin (3 C, 717 P) I. Anglicised Irish-language surnames (421 P) L. Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin (1 C, 66 P) S.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Surnames of British Isles origin. It includes Surnames of British Isles origin that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Taylor is a surname of English origin. It is believed to have developed in England after the Norman invasion. Possibly coming from the Norman occupational surname (meaning tailor) in France. [1] [2] derived from the Old French tailleur ("cutter"), [3] which derived from the Catalan Tauler meaning cutting board, or the Galician Tello meaning tile.
Kendall - Of Norman English origin, an established gentry family occupying the manors of Pelyn and Treworgy who have resided in Cornwall since the fourteenth century. Rowe – of Norman origin, the name became popular in the region following large-scale Norman settlement. It remains a common surname in Cornwall. Tangye – of Breton origin. [8]
Thompson (surname) Thompson is a surname of English, Irish and Scottish origin which is a variant of Thomson, meaning 'son of Thom'. [ 2] An alternative origin may be geographical, arising from the parish of Thompson in Norfolk. [ 3] During the Plantation period, settlers carried the name to Ireland.
Frequency Comparisons: [1] Ó Mórda. Moore (pronounced / mʊər / or / mɔːr /) is a common English-language surname. It was the 19th most common surname in Ireland in 1901 with 15,417 members. [2] It is the 34th most common surname in Australia, 32nd most common in England, [1] and was the 16th most common surname in the United States in ...
Brown (surname) 7th century Old English word "brun" or the Old Norse personal name "Bruni". Brown is an English-language surname in origin chiefly descriptive of a person with brown hair, complexion or clothing. It is one of the most common surnames in English-speaking countries. [2] It is the most common surname in Jamaica, the second most ...
Anderson is a surname deriving from a patronymic meaning "son of Ander/Andrew" (itself derived from the Greek name "Andreas", meaning "man" or "manly").. In Scotland, the name first appeared in records of the 14th century as "Fitz Andreu" (meaning son of Andrew), and developed in various forms by the Scottish Gaelic patronymic of "MacGhilleAndrais" which means "servant of St. Andrew".