Please tell me the origin and meaning of the surname Timberland. Thank you, Drucilla

HEYMAN - Same as Hayward. Dweller at a hedge or hedged enclosure {Old English}. Stephen de la Haye. -Hundred Rolls John de la Hay. -Parliament Writs. Gary Radcliffe [email protected]

I haven't found SURPLICE as a surname but the word goes back to Middle English as a fur robe or sometimes a robe made out of skins. Priests, ministers and choir members wear the robe during services. Perhaps the bearers of this name either made or sold the robes. Gary Radcliffe

I am looking for the origin of the surname: HEYMAN

I am looking for the origin of the surname Surplice which I think is British. Can you please help me. Thanks, Mary

HEYMAN - Found several possible origins for this name. HEYMAN (English [Northern]) 1. a man who lived by an enclosure and is often a synonym for HAYWARD, 2. nickname for a tall man, 3. a servant of someone called HAY. or HEYMAN (Dutch) Cognate of the English "HEATH", someone who lived on a heath; habitation name from any of numerous places in Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and W. Yorkshire, named with this word; heather, the characteristic plant of heathland areas. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. also HEYMAN/HEYMANN (German) Descendant of Hagimar (hedged place, famous); variant of Heiman. (HEIMAN [German] Descendant of Hagiman [enclosed place, man]; one who came from Hagen [enclosed place], in Germany; descendant of Hyam [life].) Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith Barbara [email protected] wrote: > I am looking for the origin of the surname: HEYMAN > > ============================== > 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

Thank you, Barbara. It appears I may have found a cousin by asking for this meaning. Really appreciate it. Gary Radcliffe [email protected]

CORTELYOU/CORTELJOU - Found: CORTELLO (It.) Diminutive of Corte, a cognate of the English and French "Court", from OF, ME "court(e)", "curt" which is from the Latin for "yard, enclosure". It is usually an occupational name for someone employed at a manorial court. Barbara Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges [email protected] wrote: > May I have a lookup please on CORTELYOU / CORTELJOU? > > French or Dutch in New Amsterdam in 1640's. > > Thanks, Gary Radcliffe > > ============================== > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

May I have a lookup please on CORTELYOU / CORTELJOU? French or Dutch in New Amsterdam in 1640's. Thanks, Gary Radcliffe

CHORSELLA - I suspect that the name is Polish. The only sites on the web listing that name are now unavailable but they were German sites. Not all Polish names are loaded down with consonants; some are only four letters long and appear to be Italian in origin but are actually Polish. Sorry I can't cite any authorities. Gary Radcliffe

Hi, I'm still looking for the origin of the name Chorsella. My ancestor with that name - Agatha Chorsella, was from the town of Beuthen, Oberschlesien, now Bytom, Poland. I've been told that the name is not German, Polish, Czech or Italian, so I'm completely stuck as to what it is. Does anyone have any idea ? Regards, Ingolf Vogel

Does anyone know the meanings and ethnic origins of the surnames Martula and Krufka. I am researching them for someone I know. E-mail me back [email protected]

Does anyone have anything on the RAPPLYEA surname. All I know is that it's of Dutch origin. Thanks, Roger <[email protected]>

COOPER / COWPER - You're right. These are the same name. It means a barrel or cask maker or seller. They also made wooden tubs. Gary Radcliffe

Hi Can anyone tell me the origins of the surname COOPER, and I have the surname COWPER in my family tree, could this be a variant of COOPER. Many thanks. Roger

Looking for the origin of the surname Bahe (pronounced has Bah) German decent?

COOPER, COUPER, COWPER (English, Jewish [Ashkenazic]) 1- English: a maker and repairer of wooden vessels such as barrels, tubs, buckets, casks, and vats. From the Middle English 'couper, cowper' (apparently from the Middle Low German 'kuper', a derivitive of 'kup' [tub, container] which came into the English as 'coop'. 2- Jewish: anglicized form of 'Kupfer' and 'Kupper'. COWPER - also found: COWPER, COUPER, COUPAR (Scots.) 1- habitation name from 'Cupar' in Fife, which is probably of Pictish origin, with an unknown meaning. 2- variation of 'Cooper'. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara Roger Banner wrote: > Hi > > Can anyone tell me the origins of the surname COOPER, and I have the surname > COWPER in my family tree, could this be a variant of COOPER. > > Many thanks. > > Roger > > ============================== > 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

Dear Gary: Thank you very much for your descriptions of the Byron Surname. I think it is certainly not indigenous to Sweden, where my great-grandfather is from, so I know my search will bring me elsewhere! Thanks again for your information! Van [email protected] wrote: > BYRON - (Anglo-French-Teutonic). The "cottage" or "villa." Name found > in Calvados, France. > > Ralph de Buron (sic), at the time of the (Domesday) Survey, held > divers manors in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. > -Burke's Peerage, etc. > > Hugh de Byron.-Hundred Rolls. > > Erneis de Buron (sic).-Testa de Nevill. > > Addditional meanings include "of reddish or dark brown complexion" > from the Latin "burrus." > > Often confused with Byrne and Byrom. > > Gary Radcliffe > [email protected] > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

Dear Barbara: Thank you very much for the information regarding the Byron surname. Now it explains why there are not too many Byrons in Sweden. Perhaps my relative was born elsewhere, and only lived in Sweden before coming to the US! Thanks again, Van LaChance wrote: > BYRON (English) From Old English 'byrum' (at the cattle sheds); > one living at such a place; one employed there, a cowman; > occasionally it, and its variations (Biron, Biram) adopted as a > Jewish surname, presumably as Anglicization of Jewish names that > cannot now be identified. > Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia > Hodges > > BYRON, BYRAN, BYRUM (English) Descendant of Byron (from the > cottage); one who came from Byram (tumulus or cowshed), in the > West Riding of Yorkshire. > Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith > Barbara > > eLister wrote: > > > Hi There: > > I am wondering if anyone knows the origins of the Byron > > surname.Thanks. > > Van > > > > ============================== > > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > 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

BYRON - (Anglo-French-Teutonic). The "cottage" or "villa." Name found in Calvados, France. Ralph de Buron (sic), at the time of the (Domesday) Survey, held divers manors in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. -Burke's Peerage, etc. Hugh de Byron.-Hundred Rolls. Erneis de Buron (sic).-Testa de Nevill. Addditional meanings include "of reddish or dark brown complexion" from the Latin "burrus." Often confused with Byrne and Byrom. Gary Radcliffe [email protected]