FROGGATT, FROGGETT (English - S. Yorkshire and Midlands) Someone from Froggatt in Derbyshire, near Bakewell, which probably gets it's name from Old English "frogga" frog (perhaps a byname) + "cot" shelter, cottage. ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara John Rice wrote: > Interested to know the origin of this name and possible County of > origin (Derbyshire ?) > Regards > John > Melbourne,AUS > > > > ============================== > 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 > >