According to "New Dictionary of American Family Names" by Elsdon C. Smith, "MULLINS" is Irish and French. One of the meanings is "one who came from Moulins or Moulines (mills), the names of several places in France". It also means "one who ground grain, a miller". Barbara GARY RADCLIFFE wrote: >MULLINS was sometimes spelled MOLINES in England. Anthing to do with a miller? > >Gary Radcliffe >West Covina, CA > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Hello ~ Can you tell me what these names mean and their origins? These are cousin lines, but the names are intersting. Thank you in advance for your time. ~ Becky Butterick ~ Bigelow ~ Brigham ~

BUTTERICK - A market-place or a marsh pasture (English). Same as BUTTERWICK. BUTTERICK - The old Teutonic personal name BOTRIC found in Domesday as BOTERIC-us, meaning literally Messenger or Herald-Ruler. The Lincolnshire and North-Riding Butterwicks both occur as BUTRVIC in Domesday Book, while the East-Riding Butterwick is BUTRVID, evidently BUTTERWITH. Couldn't find Bigelow or Brigham. Shocking! Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Becky Jo Barben Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 9:02 PM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Butterick, Bigelow and Brigham Hello ~ Can you tell me what these names mean and their origins? These are cousin lines, but the names are intersting. Thank you in advance for your time. ~ Becky Butterick ~ Bigelow ~ Brigham ~ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

MULLINS was sometimes spelled MOLINES in England. Anthing to do with a miller? Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA

Hi Ann I think that the place is Ludgershall in Wiltshire, about 15 miles nearly NE of Salisbury and about 5 miles NW of Andover. It has a castle. see the following: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/Ludgershall/ includes link to modern map "Googling" will no doubt reveal more information. Best wishes Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: <Luxci@webtv.net> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 6:54 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] de Lutegareshale > I am seeking information on the origin of the surname of Piers de > Lutegareshale born ca 1134, lived in Wiltshire, England, married Maud de > Mandeville. > Can anyone tell me where Lutegareshale was? Was it in England or in > another country? Thanks. Ann Torbett

The conjunction of these names makes me thing that they are alternative spellings of the same name, from the times when name spellings were very variable and regional accents were strong. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ingolf Vogel" <vogeling@freenet.de> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 5:45 AM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Joscelin/Geesling/Geeslin > Joscelin/Geesling/Geeslin Gesling 1) shortend form of a name that contained the germanic root "ger-" (=spear) 2) regional version of the german name Gieslher, which evolved from the root "gisal" (hostage) 2) depending on the region of origin possibly also a version of Gässling, a person that lived in a "gasse" (= lane) Regards, Ingolf Vogel

> Joscelin/Geesling/Geeslin Gesling 1) shortend form of a name that contained the germanic root "ger-" (=spear) 2) regional version of the german name Gieslher, which evolved from the root "gisal" (hostage) 2) depending on the region of origin possibly also a version of Gässling, a person that lived in a "gasse" (= lane) Regards, Ingolf Vogel

JOSCELIN (Old French) A early form of JOCELYN. It was known in England before the Conquest but was spread by the Normans who were very fond of the name. Its origins are apparently from the Germanic personal name "Gauzelin", a diminutive for a short form of the various names having as their first element the tribal name "Gaut". It also came to be used as a diminutive of Old French "Josse" ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara GEESLING ? GEESLIN ? Geeslin wrote: >I would appreciate it if anyone could tell me what any of these names mean and where they might have come from. > >Joscelin/Geesling/Geeslin > >Thanks in advance. > >Dave > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

I am seeking information on the origin of the surname of Piers de Lutegareshale born ca 1134, lived in Wiltshire, England, married Maud de Mandeville. Can anyone tell me where Lutegareshale was? Was it in England or in another country? Thanks. Ann Torbett http://community.webtv.net/Luxci/TheAncestryofAnn To access my Tribal Pages genealogy which has more details than my original home page click on the following. http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/T543210 The Vanderslice Files.... http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/T1234567 WARNING! There are no attachments in this email. There is only the URL's to my webpage and Tribal Pages, The Vanderslice Files and MY CHRISTIAN WEBPAGE. If you get this email with an attachment, DO NOT OPEN IT! AT http://community.webtv.net/Luxci/MYCHRISTIANWEBPAGE

I would appreciate it if anyone could tell me what any of these names mean and where they might have come from. Joscelin/Geesling/Geeslin Thanks in advance. Dave

All spellings are Scot. "One who came from Renfrew (flowing brook), in Renfrewshire." ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. Barbara Lana Renfro-Moye wrote: >Any ideas on the surname of Renfro, > >Also been spelled Renfre, Renfrow, Renfrew, Renfrey, Rentfro > > >Our oral history is that the family came to the US from Scotland through >France. > > >Ylana >Stoneyfields Ranch > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> >To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 3:39 PM >Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] PENNINGTON > > >| I remember the Pinna name from somewhere. >| >| The pitch instead of pig is also food for thought. >| >| This turned out to be a much more mysterious name than I thought. >| >| Thank you, John, >| >| Gary Radcliffe >| >| ----- Original Message ----- >| From: John DeMott >| Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 7:48 AM >| To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com >| Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] PENNINGTON >| >| Pennington: Obvious Place name ending in >| "ington" (clan/family and homestead/village). >| "the homestead of Pinna's clan". >| >| Pickford: Another place name. "Ford (river >| crossing) where pitch is found". >| >| Regards >| John >| >| --- GARY RADCLIFFE <glradcliffe@msn.com> wrote: >| > PENNINGTON / PENINGTON - May I have a lookup on >| > this name, please? >| > >| > PICKFORD, too, if possible. >| > >| > Gary >| > >| > >| > ============================== >| > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion >| > online genealogy records, go to: >| > >| http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >| > >| >| >| __________________________________ >| Do you Yahoo!? >| The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. >| http://search.yahoo.com >| >| >| ============================== >| To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >| http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >| >| >| ============================== >| To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >| http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >| > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003 > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Well, I found a few things, but they don't seem to relate to the Swiss. MOY (Chinese) Plum flower. MOYE (Scot.) One who came from Moy or Moye (plain or level field), in Inverness. ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith and Encyclopedia of American Family Names by H. Amanda Robb & Andrew Chesler MOYES (Scot.) A form of the name Moses. ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara Lana Renfro-Moye wrote: >Does anyone have any ideas on the origins of the surname of Moy, Moi, Moye > >We have the family traced back to the 1600s in Switzerland. > >Ylana >Stoneyfields Ranch > > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003 > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Thank you for your help. Ylana Stoneyfields Ranch ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Moy | MOY (Celtic) - In Ireland and Scotland it meant a plain or level field. | | Also found in France probably with same meaning | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: Lana Renfro-Moye | Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 12:00 PM | To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com | Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Moy | | Does anyone have any ideas on the origins of the surname of Moy, Moi, Moye | | We have the family traced back to the 1600s in Switzerland. | | Ylana | Stoneyfields Ranch | | | | --- | Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. | Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). | Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003 | | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003

Any ideas on the surname of Renfro, Also been spelled Renfre, Renfrow, Renfrew, Renfrey, Rentfro Our oral history is that the family came to the US from Scotland through France. Ylana Stoneyfields Ranch ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] PENNINGTON | I remember the Pinna name from somewhere. | | The pitch instead of pig is also food for thought. | | This turned out to be a much more mysterious name than I thought. | | Thank you, John, | | Gary Radcliffe | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: John DeMott | Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 7:48 AM | To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com | Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] PENNINGTON | | Pennington: Obvious Place name ending in | "ington" (clan/family and homestead/village). | "the homestead of Pinna's clan". | | Pickford: Another place name. "Ford (river | crossing) where pitch is found". | | Regards | John | | --- GARY RADCLIFFE <glradcliffe@msn.com> wrote: | > PENNINGTON / PENINGTON - May I have a lookup on | > this name, please? | > | > PICKFORD, too, if possible. | > | > Gary | > | > | > ============================== | > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion | > online genealogy records, go to: | > | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | > | | | __________________________________ | Do you Yahoo!? | The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. | http://search.yahoo.com | | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003

Does anyone have any ideas on the origins of the surname of Moy, Moi, Moye We have the family traced back to the 1600s in Switzerland. Ylana Stoneyfields Ranch --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003

RENFREW - (Celtic) perhaps a channel or a stillness. I'm sure someone else will have a more modern and certain meaning. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lana Renfro-Moye Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 12:03 PM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS]Renfro, Renfrew, Any ideas on the surname of Renfro, Also been spelled Renfre, Renfrow, Renfrew, Renfrey, Rentfro Our oral history is that the family came to the US from Scotland through France. Ylana Stoneyfields Ranch ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] PENNINGTON | I remember the Pinna name from somewhere. | | The pitch instead of pig is also food for thought. | | This turned out to be a much more mysterious name than I thought. | | Thank you, John, | | Gary Radcliffe | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: John DeMott | Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 7:48 AM | To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com | Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] PENNINGTON | | Pennington: Obvious Place name ending in | "ington" (clan/family and homestead/village). | "the homestead of Pinna's clan". | | Pickford: Another place name. "Ford (river | crossing) where pitch is found". | | Regards | John | | --- GARY RADCLIFFE <glradcliffe@msn.com> wrote: | > PENNINGTON / PENINGTON - May I have a lookup on | > this name, please? | > | > PICKFORD, too, if possible. | > | > Gary | > | > | > ============================== | > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion | > online genealogy records, go to: | > | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | > | | | __________________________________ | Do you Yahoo!? | The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. | http://search.yahoo.com | | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

MOY (Celtic) - In Ireland and Scotland it meant a plain or level field. Also found in France probably with same meaning ----- Original Message ----- From: Lana Renfro-Moye Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 12:00 PM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Moy Does anyone have any ideas on the origins of the surname of Moy, Moi, Moye We have the family traced back to the 1600s in Switzerland. Ylana Stoneyfields Ranch --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

--=======578B4C7C======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-4D393DF6; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Barbara Thank you for the suggestions - I think both of these names are Gloucestershire ones, but I will investigate. Thanks again Marcia At 14:48 30/04/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Don't know if these will help, but found the following: >DERRITT (English) Variant of DERRICK. >GERRIT (Du.) Form of Gerhard (spear, hard) >DARRACH, DARROCH >GERRICK >JERRATT, JARRATT a form of GARRETT >JERRICK >WARRICK >---Sources: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges >New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith >Barbara > > >Marcia Jewell wrote: > >>Hi >> >>I have looked in a few books but cannot find WERRETT or DERRETT >>listed. Has anyone any suggestions to their origin. >> >>Thanks >> >>Marcia Jewell >>--=======5F5379CD=======-- >> >> >>============================== >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >>go to: >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> > > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --=======578B4C7C=======--

----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 2:39 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] NIMMO again > Go here for another theory or two on NIMMO: > > www.genforum.genealogy.com/nimmo > > You might find a cousin or two. > > Gary Radcliffe > West Covina, CA > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Thanks for the links, Gary. Yeah, continuing with the Nemoch from Newmoch theory. Part of this same theory is that Newmoch comes from Newmarch, a traditionally English name, which actually comes from Normandy - Bernard de Neufmarche was a Norman noble who came over with the conqueror. The neuf being Old French for new. Thanks again, Josh