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  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    radiohead33 wrote:
    Where do they come from? Obviously they come from our parents, grandparents, great grandparents etc… But where did they originate? Who came up with our last names and why? Why did the last name of Jones originate, and why is it seemingly so popular as any glance at your local phone book will suggest? What does Thompson or Moore or pick or insert your last name, what do these names mean, and how did they come about?

    Its amazing how into last names our society is, and contrast that with the fact that their meanings and origins are rarely spoken of.

    Anyone have any info?

    they all have some meaning, even if they don't directly translate...mine means something about have a smaller left hand or something...
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    radiohead33 wrote:
    Where do they come from? Obviously they come from our parents, grandparents, great grandparents etc… But where did they originate? Who came up with our last names and why? Why did the last name of Jones originate, and why is it seemingly so popular as any glance at your local phone book will suggest? What does Thompson or Moore or pick or insert your last name, what do these names mean, and how did they come about?

    Its amazing how into last names our society is, and contrast that with the fact that their meanings and origins are rarely spoken of.

    Anyone have any info?

    I have no idea what my real last name is. When my great grandfather came over from Sicily, he was an orphan and spoke no English. The Irish immigration guy processing him couldn't understand what he was saying cut short his name and so I have one of the few Italian last names with only 4 letters.
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    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Solat13 wrote:
    I have no idea what my real last name is. When my great grandfather came over from Sicily, he was an orphan and spoke no English. The Irish immigration guy processing him couldn't understand what he was saying cut short his name and so I have one of the few Italian last names with only 4 letters.




    awwwwwwww...i didn't know you were sicilian as well? my father was born there, came to NY through ellis island. :) his name and many of his family are listed in the database there, and i made a *contribution* to the ellis island foundation to have his name put up on the wall there....still have to go see it! however, his family HAD moved to NY....his oldest sister was born here....then they moved back to sicily......dad was born there....then they came here, permanently. somehow, our named managed to remain intact though, even though i am sure my grandparents spoke no english when they first came to this country either.
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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    Solat13 wrote:
    I have no idea what my real last name is. When my great grandfather came over from Sicily, he was an orphan and spoke no English. The Irish immigration guy processing him couldn't understand what he was saying cut short his name and so I have one of the few Italian last names with only 4 letters.
    that happens a lot.
    they butchered my name.
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  • gobrowns19
    gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    A google search says the origin of Davis is Welsh and means the son of David. I'm a grandson of a David :D
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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,469
    my last name means butcher in german.
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  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    My last name was given to my father's family at Ellis Island. They changed it b/c they couldn't pronounce/spell their Polish name, so they gave 'us' a German name. Which I don't like b/c we're not German!
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    "Virtually all born with the surname of Greer descend from the Griersons of Nithsdale (modern Dumfriesshire) in Scotland."

    In case anyone was wondering about my surname specifically. :D;)


    thats fucking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • pineapplesandwaves
    pineapplesandwaves Posts: 584
    My surname is derived from a Gaelic word that previously referred to "ruddy" or "reddish complexion", but is now used to denote "purple". The name was first found in county Fermanagh, where "we" held a family seat from ancient times.
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  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    My surname is an old English name which I mean believes brook or from a brook? My grandma likes to remind me on her side that she is descended from Robert the Bruce.. not sure if that is true or not :p
  • rockpants
    rockpants BC Posts: 838
    My last name is too rare. I've never found a meaning for it. I asked my Grandmother if she knew, and she had no idea. Namespedia.com labels it an "unknown thematic". Whatever the hell that is.
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    rockpants wrote:
    My last name is too rare. I've never found a meaning for it. I asked my Grandmother if she knew, and she had no idea. Namespedia.com labels it an "unknown thematic". Whatever the hell that is.

    what language is it from?
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,629
    Ours used to be Von WitzLaben, but my great-grandfather changed it during WW I, cuz it wasn't too cool to be German at the time. But, man, what a bitchin' name :D. It's something much more generic, these days.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • rockpants
    rockpants BC Posts: 838
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    what language is it from?

    Punjabi. It's possibly used in Hindi, too, but I'm not sure.
  • acoustic guy
    acoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    My last name means "Hunter" in Greman.
    It also is a popular drink at the bar. Usually shots. ;)
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  • acoustic guy
    acoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    Solat13 wrote:
    I have no idea what my real last name is. When my great grandfather came over from Sicily, he was an orphan and spoke no English. The Irish immigration guy processing him couldn't understand what he was saying cut short his name and so I have one of the few Italian last names with only 4 letters.

    My grandmothers parents are from Sicily also.
    I am 1/2 Siclian and 1/2 German. Hence the temper. LOL
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  • acoustic guy
    acoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    rockpants wrote:
    Punjabi. It's possibly used in Hindi, too, but I'm not sure.

    I love a girl with a tight Punjabi!
    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    Sorry ladies no disrespect but I had to do it.
    I crack myself up. LMFAO!
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
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  • rockpants
    rockpants BC Posts: 838
    acoustic guy wrote:
    I love a girl with a tight Punjabi!
    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    Sorry ladies no disrespect but I had to do it.
    I crack myself up. LMFAO!

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  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    acoustic guy wrote:
    My last name means "Hunter" in Greman.
    It also is a popular drink at the bar. Usually shots. ;)
    Do ya know it?
    Tequila??

    :D
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,629
    rockpants wrote:
    Punjabi. It's possibly used in Hindi, too, but I'm not sure.

    Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
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    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24

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