Only one mention in all 14 books? I suspect they are all in West Virginia. I appreciate your going to all that trouble, Barbara, and those who are interested will also. Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: LaChance Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:06 AM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] CASTO CASTO - Social Security Count: 9555 Origin: Italian?, German?, Spanish? Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from the Latin name CASTOR, which refers to the secretion of a beaver. ---Source: Encyclopedia of American Family Names by H. Amanda Robb and Andrew Chesler. I went through all 14 of my source books and this is the only mention of the name. Barbara GARY RADCLIFFE wrote: >CASTO - Probably a very common name from France, Switzerland, Italy and other >countries. HUNDREDS of people want to know the meaning. Thanks, > >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 > > > > ============================== 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

CASTO - Social Security Count: 9555 Origin: Italian?, German?, Spanish? Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from the Latin name CASTOR, which refers to the secretion of a beaver. ---Source: Encyclopedia of American Family Names by H. Amanda Robb and Andrew Chesler. I went through all 14 of my source books and this is the only mention of the name. Barbara GARY RADCLIFFE wrote: >CASTO - Probably a very common name from France, Switzerland, Italy and other >countries. HUNDREDS of people want to know the meaning. Thanks, > >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 > > > >

Hi Ingolf-- Thanks very much. Interestingly, when some with that name came to the U.S. they changed the "J" to "Y" to be consistent with English phonetics. Ed Beuchert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ingolf Vogel" <vogeling@freenet.de> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Jaufmann info > Hello, > > I would tend to believe that Jaufmann ist a Bohemian version of > Kaufmann/Gaufmann. Before ca. 1800 the "j" was often written "g" (e.g. my > ancestors Soya/Soja had their name written "Soga" at times; the town called > Jicin/Jitschin is also called Gitschin etc.) > > Regards, > > Ingolf Vogel > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edward Beuchert" <ewb@cloud9.net> > To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 12:34 PM > Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Jaufmann info > > > > I would appreciate any information that could be supplied about the name > > Jaufmann. It is quite rare in Germany and the family appears to have come > > from Bohemia. Thanks > > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 >

Hi there, Would you please tell us the origin and meaning of the surname JASKIERKSI. We know it to be Polish but wonder if it has an earlier root. Thank you, Mary

Hello, I would tend to believe that Jaufmann ist a Bohemian version of Kaufmann/Gaufmann. Before ca. 1800 the "j" was often written "g" (e.g. my ancestors Soya/Soja had their name written "Soga" at times; the town called Jicin/Jitschin is also called Gitschin etc.) Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Beuchert" <ewb@cloud9.net> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 12:34 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Jaufmann info > I would appreciate any information that could be supplied about the name > Jaufmann. It is quite rare in Germany and the family appears to have come > from Bohemia. Thanks > > > > ============================== > 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 > >

GERKEN - patronymical version of Gereke, the Low German diminuative form of Gerhard (Germanic roots "ger" = spear and "harti"= hard) The name if relatively common (with about 3000 Gerken and Gerkens entries in the German telephone directory) and appear pedominately in the Region around Bremen and Hamburg. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rmgalage@cs.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 5:15 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] GERKEN > I am looking for the origin of the surname GERKEN. > It is from my German line and they supposedly originated around Bremen but > that just maybe because that was the port they left from. They left Germany > in 1865. Thanks > > Robin > > > ============================== > 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, The name is likely taken from a place name, Buchterkirchen is likely to mean birch-church (from Buche = birch tree and kirche = church), i.e. it was a place with a church and several birch trees. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:50 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BUCHTERKIRCHEN > BUCHTERKIRCHEN - May I have a lookup on its origin and meaning? Sounds like someone > who maintained books for churches. > > 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 > >

CASTO - Probably a very common name from France, Switzerland, Italy and other countries. HUNDREDS of people want to know the meaning. Thanks, Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA

Thanks for the explanation, Ingolf. I have a BOOKMYER, too (American spelling, no doubt). Gary Radcliffe ----- Original Message ----- From: Ingolf Vogel Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 4:42 PM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BUCHTERKIRCHEN Hello, The name is likely taken from a place name, Buchterkirchen is likely to mean birch-church (from Buche = birch tree and kirche = church), i.e. it was a place with a church and several birch trees. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:50 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BUCHTERKIRCHEN > BUCHTERKIRCHEN - May I have a lookup on its origin and meaning? Sounds like someone > who maintained books for churches. > > 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 > > ============================== 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

Hi Everyone, I need help with: GABLE GRIM MESSERSMITH Thank you all in advance, I really appreciate it. Iris iris@reily.org

JASKIERSKI - don't know this for sure as I couldn't find the name as given. However, from what I've found, the ending "-ski" is Polish. I did find a similar name "JASKIEWICZ" which is a form of John. That name is also Polish and seems to mean something like "the descendant of little John". Hope this helps some. ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara Msrnter@aol.com wrote: >Hi there, > >Would you please search the surname Jaskierski for meaning and origin for us. > We think it is Polish but wonder if there are other origins. > >Thank you, >M Russell >MSrnter@aol.com and >SKISKI726@msn.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 > > > >

GERKEN (German) Descendant of little Gero, a pet form of names beginning with Ger (spear), as Gerlach and Geremar. Two other patronym versions are GERKE and GERK. Frequently found in the Hamburg area. Other versions of the name (i.e., GERKING and GEREKE [this last around 1250-1350 AD]) appear frequently in Westphalia, Bremen, Hamburg, Lubeck, and Rostock. ---Sources: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith and German Names by Hans Bahlow. Barbara Rmgalage@cs.com wrote: >I am looking for the origin of the surname GERKEN. >It is from my German line and they supposedly originated around Bremen but >that just maybe because that was the port they left from. They left Germany >in 1865. Thanks > >Robin > > >============================== >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 > > > >

Hi there, Would you please search the surname Jaskierski for meaning and origin for us. We think it is Polish but wonder if there are other origins. Thank you, M Russell MSrnter@aol.com and SKISKI726@msn.com

BUCHTERKIRCHEN - May I have a lookup on its origin and meaning? Sounds like someone who maintained books for churches. Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA

I am looking for the origin of the surname GERKEN. It is from my German line and they supposedly originated around Bremen but that just maybe because that was the port they left from. They left Germany in 1865. Thanks Robin

Hello, GUHR(T) - 1) shortend form of Gregor[y] 2) occationaly given to a person stemming from places called Guhr, Guhren, etc. SCHULTZ - s medieval steward SIEM - either shortend form of Simon, or a shortend form of names with the root "sigu", e.g. Siegesmund, Siegmar etc. SCHACHT - 1) Low German name from medeiavl german "Schacht" = shaft, given to a maker of spears and similar things 2) Upper (i.e. south) German name derived from the medieval German word "schach" = a seperate, appart woodland or small forest, given to a person that lived near or in such a forest. My source doesn't give the meaning "Schacht = name given to a miner" but I would also consider that a very good explanation. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Hicks" <darcards@yahoo.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 10:48 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] GUHRT, SCHULTZ, SIEM, AND SCHACHT > Hi rooters, > I have the above four sirnames in my family, and > don't know what their meaning is. Could SKS help me > out with this? TIA for any and all help! > GQQD luck with all your adventures in genealogy!! > > Darlene Hicks > darcards@yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.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 > >

I would appreciate any information that could be supplied about the name Jaufmann. It is quite rare in Germany and the family appears to have come from Bohemia. Thanks

Hi Ingolf, Thank you so very much for the definitions of the sirnames. I have always wondered what they stood for. I want to include the definition along with each sirname genealogy notebook. You have helped me so very much! Thanks again Ingolf!! GQQD luck with all your adventures in genealogy!! Darlene Hicks darcards@yahoo.com --- Ingolf Vogel <vogeling@freenet.de> wrote: > Hello, > > GUHR(T) - 1) shortend form of Gregor[y] 2) > occationaly given to a person > stemming from places called Guhr, Guhren, etc. > > SCHULTZ - s medieval steward > > SIEM - either shortend form of Simon, or a shortend > form of names with the > root "sigu", e.g. Siegesmund, Siegmar etc. > > SCHACHT - 1) Low German name from medeiavl german > "Schacht" = shaft, given > to a maker of spears and similar things 2) Upper > (i.e. south) German name > derived from the medieval German word "schach" = a > seperate, appart woodland > or small forest, given to a person that lived near > or in such a forest. > My source doesn't give the meaning "Schacht = name > given to a miner" but I > would also consider that a very good explanation. > > Regards, > > Ingolf Vogel > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Thanks, Elvira, for simplifying things. That's what we need. Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Elvira Zavala-Patton Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:13 PM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] MANZANARES Manzanares = apple orchards Manzana = apple manzana = a city block Elvira ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 11:49 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] MANZANARES > MANZANARES - (Spanish). A manzanar is an apple. The word can also mean > a "neighborhood" or block of houses. The famous concentration camp for > Japanese and Japanese-Americans is named Manzanar. I will try to find > a better explanation that this. > > Gary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: LaChance > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 10:30 PM > To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] MANZANARES > > MANZANARES (Spanish) The definition says "collectives" and then the > name. I'm not sure what that means unless it is a group of people who > have this name? Anyway, it comes from the Spanish name MANZANO, a > topographic name for someone who lived by an apple tree or orchard, from > the Sp. "manzano" (apple tree). The word originated from a type of > apple tree named in honor of the 1st century BC horticultural writer > Gaius Matius. > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > Barbara > > ritacjk wrote: > > >Hello, > >I'm looking for any information on the origins/meaning > >of surname; "MANZANARES" > > > > > >============================== > >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 > > > ============================== > 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

Manzanares is a colectivo as in a collection of several things that are alike (as in people or several apple trees = apple orchard Elvira ----- Original Message ----- From: "LaChance" <lachance@ccis.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 11:27 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] MANZANARES > MANZANARES (Spanish) The definition says "collectives" and then the > name. I'm not sure what that means unless it is a group of people who > have this name? Anyway, it comes from the Spanish name MANZANO, a > topographic name for someone who lived by an apple tree or orchard, from > the Sp. "manzano" (apple tree). The word originated from a type of > apple tree named in honor of the 1st century BC horticultural writer > Gaius Matius. > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > Barbara > > ritacjk wrote: > > >Hello, > >I'm looking for any information on the origins/meaning > >of surname; "MANZANARES" > > > > > >============================== > >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 >