Dear Cousins, I copied these entries from our Breedlove site, last year. Marilyn The Historical Research Center FAMILY NAME HISTORY BREEDLOVE The English surname Breedlove is classified as being a habitation name. Habitation names are those family names which are derived from either the location of the place of residence of the initial bearer or from the name of the town or willage from whence he hailed. In some instances, a habitation names refers to a residence which was distinguished by a sign or engraving usually displayed over the door. In this instance, the surname Breedlove originally referred to a person who lived by a large hill. The etymology of this name lies in the combination of the old English terms, "brad" and "hlaw" meaning broad hill. This surname may also be derived from one of the two place names called Brodley, located in Lancashire and Essex. Variants of the surname Breedlove include Broadlove and Broadley. One of the earliest references to this name or to a variant is a record of one Samuel Breedlove, son of James Breedlove and his wife, Ann, who was baptized on the 25th of July, 1731 in Scopwick (Lincoln). However research is of course ongoing and this name may have been documented even earlier than the date indicated above. The modern spelling of most English surnames is comparatively recent and is usually a phonetic rendering of the name which is found in parish registers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. However, it should be noted that the name itself, in its various orthographic forms, may have been borne by the same family for a previous three or four hundred years. Notable bearers of this surname include John Breedlove of the Virginia Line, who fought in the American Revolutionary War. A military record also mentions his brother, Martin Breedlove, who was aged 62 in 1833. BLAZON OF ARMS: Argent, on a chevron gules, a two eagle's heads erased in chief of the last and an anchor in base azure, three bezants all within a bordure of the third. CREST: A stag's head erased proper. MOTTO: Non immemor beneficii/ ORIGIN: England Resent-Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 09:09:00 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 12:05:18 -0400 From: Thomas Jones <JonesT@dhmh.state.md.us> Old-To: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: origins Encoding: 15 Text Resent-Message-ID: <"zDcEz.A.jKG.a8lm1"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> To: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/481 X-Loop: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-Sender: BREEDLOVE-L-request@rootsweb.com Marilyn, - I had an old correspondent (I think it was either David Rudge or Erich Mehnert) tell me once that he thought Breedlove was a variation of "Breedlaugh" which is a surname found in the Lake District of England. - Olive Breedlove Smith (I think) said in her writings that she couldn't find a country of origin for the surname. I think there's been a short discussion on the mailing list, but I don't think anything conclusive is known about it's origin. Tom - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Jones (410) 767-6996 Director, DNR-PPRP Radioecology Laboratory Rm 6C7, 201 West Preston, Baltimore MD 21201 Resent-Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:50:12 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:49:39 -0400 From: TOM JONES <JONESTOM@VERSAR.COM> Old-To: breedlove-l@rootsweb.com Subject: Breedlove root Old-Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Resent-Message-ID: <"9HW3YC.A.avC.xFUm1"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> To: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/475 X-Loop: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-Sender: BREEDLOVE-L-request@rootsweb.com I yanked this off the Broken Arrow Publishing website: ---------------- BREEDLOVE may be a combination of the Old English "brad" = broad, wide + AngloNormanFrench "louve" = she-wolf. The term "louve" was widely used as a flattering nickname for a brave man or warrior, in the context of the fierceness of the she-wolf in protecting her young. Breedlove in that sense would be an English nickname describing the warrior of broad stature. --------------- Tom