HELPS (English [southern]) Of uncertain origin. May be a patronym from an Old English personal name "Help", a short form of a name such as "Helpric", or it may derive from the cognate Old Norse female personal name "Hialp". Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara "Quinn, Stephen" wrote: > Hello All, > > Can anyone tell me the origins and history of the Helps surname? > > Thanks, > Stephen > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/