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101Eskell — This unusual surname is of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the Old Norse personal name Asketill a compound of oss ass meaning god and ketill meaning kettle, in other words a sacrificial cauldron. The name was also used in the contracted… …
102Haxell — This unusual surname is of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the Old Norse personal name Asketill a compound of oss ass meaning god and ketill meaning kettle, in other words a sacrificial cauldron. The name was also used in the contracted… …
103Bampton — This name is of locational origin from any of the places so called in Camberland, Oxfordshire, Westmorland and Devonshire. Bampton in Cumberland, Oxfordshire and Westmorland derives form the Old English pre 7th Century beamtun , beam , tree or… …
104Buzza — This interesting and unusual surname found widespread in Cornwall has three possible origins. Firstly it may be a Cornish variant of the French Huguenot name Bucer , from the Old French word bucher , meaning to chop, cut, probably an occupational …
105Cashen — This most interesting surname is of Old Gaelic origin, and is a contracted form of Mac Cashin, the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Caisin , which is composed of the Gaelic prefix Mac , son of, and a byname Caisin , from cas , meaning crooked or …
106Cassin — This most interesting surname is of Old Gaelic origin, and is a contracted form of Mac Cashin, the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Caisin , which is composed of the Gaelic prefix Mac , son of, and a byname Caisin , from cas , meaning crooked or …
107Cashin — This most interesting surname is of Old Gaelic origin, and is a contracted form of Mac Cashin, the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Caisin , which is composed of the Gaelic prefix Mac , son of, and a byname Caisin , from cas , meaning crooked or …
108Despenser — This interesting name is of early medieval English origin, and is a metonymic occupational surname for someone employed as a servant in the pantry of a great house or monastery, or possibly the person in charge of the pantry, or buttery. The term …
109Spens — This interesting name is of early medieval English origin, and is a metonymic occupational surname for someone employed as a servant in the pantry of a great house or monastery, or possibly the person in charge of the pantry, or buttery. The term …
110Kermath — Recorded in several forms probably including Kermode, Kermott, Kermitt, Kermatte, and Kermath, his unusual name is believed to be a contracted form of the Irish surname MacDermott . As Kermode it is found mainly on the Isle of Man, and in the… …
