EVERETT (English) Variation of "EVERARD", from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements 'eber' (wild boar) + 'hard' (brave, hardy, strong. The surname first found in East Anglia, an area of heavy Norman and Breton settlement after the Conquest, so the name may be of Norman origin. However, it could also have come from an Old English cognate "Eoforheard". THOMPSON (English [Midlands]) Patronym of the diminutive 'Thom', meaning literally 'son of Thom' (Thomas), from the biblical origins. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges MAXEN/MIXON/MIXSON - found: \ MAXSON (German, English) The son of Max, a pet form of Maximilian (the greatest). Couldn't find any of your spellings but suspect they are all related. Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith Barbara [email protected] wrote: > Do you have anything on EVERETT. or MAXEN or THOMPSON? MAXENS became > MIXON/MIXSON in USA. Of couse, I am not real sure where THOMPSONS came from > and I don't have a straight line of info back to England on EVERETT. I have > some info but it definitely is not documented and verified. > > Maxen was a woodmonger (?) and spectacles maker in London in early 1600s. > What would a woodmonger do? I assume spectacles were made of wood back in > those days and suppose they were just peices of magnifying glass? Lets see, > Elizabeth 1 was still in power at 1600. > > Thanks. > > Guess Thompson Simmons > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!