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 ~ (English) One who came from Butterwick (butter farm), the name of several places in England. Bigelow ~ (English) 1- Dweller on, or near, the barley hill. 2- One who came from Baguley (ram's woodland), the name of several places in England. Brigham ~ (English) One who came from Brigham (homestead by the bridge), the name of places in Cumberland and Yorkshire. ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. Barbara Becky Jo Barben wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > ============================== > 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 > >