maqroll Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 What does your surname say about where and who you came from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Depending on which website you believe, it either means, someone who is or acts regal / someone given a title by winning a contest of skill, someone who lived by a river or stream, someone who is timid, or just named after a female deer. Almost certainly of Celtic origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwegianvillain Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 ''the crooked valley'' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 "Brookes is a surname of Germanic/French origin, that is thought to have been derived from the condition of either residing near a stream (or brook)." So I'm guessing that's geographical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter Marka Ragnos Posted March 14, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) My surname is related to a colour, although it's complicated. My surname is rare and Scottish. Edited March 14, 2015 by Plastic Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paddywhack Posted March 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2015 Depending on which website you believe, it either means, someone who is or acts regal / someone given a title by winning a contest of skill, someone who lived by a river or stream, someone who is timid, or just named after a female deer. Almost certainly of Celtic origin. Ahh, Dave Royalsirwimpwaterdoe. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 My surname is related to a colour, although it's complicated. beige? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 My surname is related to a colour, although it's complicated. My surname is rare and Scottish. Glenfiddich 1937? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter Marka Ragnos Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 My surname is related to a colour, although it's complicated. My surname is rare and Scottish. Glenfiddich 1937? Haha. If it was rare and Scottish, it would be something like, "Sconesober." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter PieFacE Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) I have a double barrel surname. One is an occupation, someone who plays the Harp. The other is a description, someone who used to live near a pit Edited March 15, 2015 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 CED McLeish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) My surname, Michelsen, simply means (translated into English) son of Michael. Unlike your average -son name, though, I actually know how it came to be the family name. My ancestors on my father's father's side immigrated, as did many, to the coast of northern Norway from the famished border regions of Finland and Sweden. The Finnish speaking minority kept old naming traditions longer than most of the rest of Europe. Eventually, though, the name Mikkelsen (son of Mikkel) stuck. Meanwhile, Danish was still very much the preferred written language of official Norway. Thus, the double k-spelling was replaced by my great grandfather to the more continental ch-spelling. Presumably as an effort to assimilate into mainstream society, in an era where ethnic minorities were heavily discriminated against in Norway. I take pride in my name because of its history. My ancestors lived through some hard times, and I admire them a great deal. Edited March 15, 2015 by Michelsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) I kind of have a double barrel surname too. One means descendant of the hawk/one-eyed one the other one seems to come from a first name. Edited March 15, 2015 by packoman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 My name occurs on the UK census approx 100 times in the last 175 years and has no obvious meaning. other than a suggestion its a variation on St Paul. Personally, a suspicious lack of relatives and back story leads me to think my parents were relocated on some sort of witness protection programme. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter Marka Ragnos Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 death And for that randomly interesting and interestingly random insertion of the word "death," I thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 My surname, Michelsen, simply means (translated into English) son of Michael. Unlike your average -son name, though, I actually know how it came to be the family name. My ancestors on my father's father's side immigrated, as did many, to the coast of northern Norway from the famished border regions of Finland and Sweden. The Finnish speaking minority kept old naming traditions longer than most of the rest of Europe. Eventually, though, the name Mikkelsen (son of Mikkel) stuck. Meanwhile, Danish was still very much the preferred written language of official Norway. Thus, the double k-spelling was replaced by my great grandfather to the more continental ch-spelling. Presumably as an effort to assimilate into mainstream society, in an era where ethnic minorities were heavily discriminated against in Norway. I take pride in my name because of its history. My ancestors lived through some hard times, and I admire them a great deal. Do you have Sami blood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter Stevo985 Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 Surprisingly, my name means "Son of Stephen". I've been told in the past that it originated in Grimsby, which made me think it may have gotten here from Scandinavia (especially given the "son"). But a google tells me it's earliest appearance was in Huntingdonshire, and is probably of Norman origin (which I guess could be Scandinavia originally?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm sure the vikings did some pillaging around normandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Not sure, my relatives changed it when they escaped Germany... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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