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    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] SKERWANION or Shirwanion

    3. SKIRWANIAN - I'm guessing Armenian from the "ian" or "ion" ending which means 'son of.' Iskenderian is a common Armenian name for son of Alexander. Perhaps a www.google.com seach for Armenian surnames would help. Gary Radcliffe [email protected]

    02/07/2001 08:00:50
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] SKERWANION or Shirwanion
    2. LaChance

    3. Found: SCHRAAWEN (Flemish) patronym of a word meaning someone with gray hair. SAUVANON (French) Diminutive of the Old French given name 'Seluein', bestowed in honor of various minor early Christian saints. The English version is 'Selwyn'. SCHIVANI (Italian) Means 'Stephen'. That's all I could find that I could slur into what your names look like they would sound. Barbara Jamie Hunter wrote: > I see I have the list as stumped as I am! Does anyone have any suggestions? > I'll take anything at this point...go ahead an make up a good one! > Thanks for reading. > jamie in california > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

    02/07/2001 10:10:37
    1. [SURNAME-ORIGINS] SKERWANION or Shirwanion
    2. Jamie Hunter

    3. I see I have the list as stumped as I am! Does anyone have any suggestions? I'll take anything at this point...go ahead an make up a good one! Thanks for reading. jamie in california

    02/07/2001 09:21:00
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] SUTTERER, FELTZ, KLEIN
    2. LaChance

    3. SUTTERER (German) Variation of SAUTER, occupational name for a shoemaker or cobbler (rarely a tailor), from Middle High German 'suter' (flat line over the -u-), 'siuter', from a Latin word meaning 'to sew'. FELTZ (German) topographic name for someone who lived by an area of high ground or by a prominent crag. KLEIN (German, Du., Jew. [Ashkenazic]) Nickname for a small man. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara "S. A. Rankin" wrote: > I am interested in the origins of the German names: Sutterer, Feltz, Klein. > Thanks. > Shirley > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

    02/07/2001 12:00:00
    1. [SURNAME-ORIGINS] SUTTERER, FELTZ, KLEIN
    2. S. A. Rankin

    3. I am interested in the origins of the German names: Sutterer, Feltz, Klein. Thanks. Shirley

    02/06/2001 03:13:45
    1. [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BARDON Origins
    2. Tom Bardon

    3. Thank you Barbara for your answer to my question on origins of the name Bardon. You have given me much to think about. Tom in FL Surnames I am researching: Bardon/Barden, Bauer, Carey, Dunnigan, Eastwood, Emerling/Emmerling, Finster, Haag, Hurson and Schaefer http://community.webtv.net/TOM727/BARDONFAMILYHISTORY

    02/06/2001 11:47:47
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Thunderberg, Vonderburg, etc
    2. Ingolf Vogel

    3. You're right. In correct German it should be "Von dem Berg(e)" or "Von den Bergen". But nonetheless there are several Von der Berg families in Germany and Van der Berg in Flanders and Holland. It may be that the dialect in Flanders/Holland an in the West of Germany was more permissive in terms of grammar. Another reason may be, that many of the Von der Berg names were also written/have their origin in VON DER BURG, which then in turn would be correct grammar. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim & Muriel Gambrel <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 4:34 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Thunderberg, Vonderburg, etc > One thing puzzles me about these names - If the name was Von Der Berg, > that is not correct grammer? Should it not be Von DEN Berg, or Von > DIE Berge? Please enlighten me. > Muriel > > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > >

    02/06/2001 10:32:19
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] TAILBOIS

    3. He was indeed from Normandy and went to England in 1066 with William the Conqueror, his uncle. Thanks for the verification. Gary Radcliffe [email protected]

    02/06/2001 09:00:48
    1. [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Thunderberg, Vonderburg, etc
    2. Jim & Muriel Gambrel

    3. One thing puzzles me about these names - If the name was Von Der Berg, that is not correct grammer? Should it not be Von DEN Berg, or Von DIE Berge? Please enlighten me. Muriel

    02/06/2001 02:34:19
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] TAILBOIS
    2. LaChance

    3. TAILLBOIS (French) Habitation name from 'Taillebois' in Orne, Normandy, so called from Old French 'taille' (clearing) + 'bosc, bois' (wood); the French cognate for the English 'TALBOYS', an occupational name for a woodcutter, from Old French 'taille(r)' meaning 'to cut' + 'bosc, bois' (wood). Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara [email protected] wrote: > Thanks, Barbara, for the Lachance information. Have you anything on > TAILBOIS / TAILLBOIS? > > Gary Radcliffe > [email protected] > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

    02/06/2001 01:07:26
    1. [SURNAME-ORIGINS] TAILBOIS

    3. Thanks, Barbara, for the Lachance information. Have you anything on TAILBOIS / TAILLBOIS? Gary Radcliffe [email protected]

    02/05/2001 07:47:17
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Helps surname
    2. LaChance

    3. HELPS (English [Southern]) Of uncertain origin, probably a patronym from an Old English personal name 'Help', a short form of a compound name with the first element 'help' (help, aid), i.e. 'Helpric', for which there is placename evidence. Alternatively, it may derive from the cognate Old Norse female personal name 'Hialp', which is attested. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara "Quinn, Stephen" wrote: > Could anyone tell me about the origins of the HELPS surname???? > > Thanks, > Stephen > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

    02/05/2001 01:25:29
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] LA CHANCE
    2. LaChance

    3. LACHANCE (French) One who came from the Chance estate (Cantius' estate), in France. Chance comes from an Anglo-Norman-French word meaning (good) fortune. Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith In some documents I have found it to be spelled "LASHUS". Barbara [email protected] wrote: > I've always wondered about the name La Chance. Sounds French. > Might it have something to do with "luck?" Or wishing someone > good luck as in Buenaventura (Sp.)? > > Gary Radcliffe > [email protected] > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

    02/05/2001 01:11:48
    1. [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Origins of Bardon
    2. Tom Bardon

    3. Thank you Gary for answering my question. Tom in FL Surnames I am researching: Bardon/Barden, Bauer, Carey, Dunnigan, Eastwood, Emerling/Emmerling, Finster, Haag, Hurson and Schaefer http://community.webtv.net/TOM727/BARDONFAMILYHISTORY

    02/05/2001 09:06:29
    1. [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Helps surname
    2. Quinn, Stephen

    3. Could anyone tell me about the origins of the HELPS surname???? Thanks, Stephen

    02/05/2001 08:56:31
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Thunderberg, Funderburk, Funderberg
    2. Belle

    3. -----Original Message----- From: Sharolyn McCoy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, February 05, 2001 1:54 AM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Thunderberg, Funderburk, Funderberg Thanks to everyone for giving me information on the origin of my subject surnames. Sharolyn http://community.webtv.net/Sharolyn/JamesPoole ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

    02/05/2001 08:45:55
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Thunderberg, Funderburk, Funderberg
    2. Belle

    3. -----Original Message----- From: Sharolyn McCoy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, February 05, 2001 1:54 AM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Thunderberg, Funderburk, Funderberg Thanks to everyone for giving me information on the origin of my subject surnames. Sharolyn http://community.webtv.net/Sharolyn/JamesPoole ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

    02/05/2001 08:45:55
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Help Unsubscribe

    3. Can someone tell me how to unsubscribe? "Quinn, Stephen" wrote: > Could anyone tell me about the origins of the HELPS surname???? > > Thanks, > Stephen > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

    02/05/2001 04:23:27
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] surname: Surplice

    3. Thanks, Gary. The Surplices seem an elusive bunch. I find them only through trackings for spouses, etc., both in the last century and further. It would seem that a possible cause is that they were never farmers as land records, usually large tracks, are not found. But I will persue. Mary

    02/05/2001 02:24:28
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Thunderberg, Funderburk, Funderberg
    2. Ingolf Vogel

    3. I'm not quite sure about Thunderberg but Funderberg possibly = Von der Berg or Von der Burg Von der Berg would translate as "from the hill", von der Burg is "from the castle" (both names are of german origin) Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharolyn McCoy <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 2:48 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Thunderberg, Funderburk, Funderberg > Can someone tell me about the origins of these surnames which seemed to > be interchangeable on early census records. > Thank you. > > > > http://community.webtv.net/Sharolyn/JamesPoole > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

    02/04/2001 11:03:49