In the fifteenth century surnames were by no means general, and even in the sixteenth were not of general adoption.
To this day in the western hills of Yorkshire, separating that county from Lancashire, persons are known by their pedigrees, and very often their surnames are generally unknown.
What was done in a "humorous Way" in the days of Addison, was a relic of what was actually done in sober seriousness a couple of centuries earlier, when surnames were possessed by the few only, and these men of consequence.
With regard to local surnames we have to accustom ourselves to the idea that the name of a county, town or village was acquired when the locality was left.
In ford, in ham, in ley and tun The most of English surnames run.
The famous catalogue ofsurnames was made up undoubtedly from the autos of the Holy Offices.
There existed a list of suspicious surnames for identifying the genuine Chuetas, but these same surnames were borne by long-time Christians, and it was additional caprice which separated one from the other.
Books are to be entered under the: Surnames of authors when ascertained, the abbreviation "Anon.
English compound surnamesare to be entered under the last part of the name; foreign ones under the first part.
English and French surnames beginning with a prefix (except the French de and d') are to be recorded under the prefix; in other languages under the word following.
The subject of surnames has more than once been referred to in the pages of "N.
Probably some of your numerous correspondents could give me some idea as to the number of surnamesthere are in this country used by British subjects.
It gave rise to great varieties of surnames and armorial bearings in different branches of the same house.
This practice of changing arms and surnames originated from the Ordinances of Justice promulgated about that time, which expressly requires this as a condition to the enjoyment by any of the old families of popular rights.
For instance, there are a large number of surnames in Spanish which are formed from Christian names in the same way as Richards is formed from Richard.
English] compound surnames to be entered under the last part of the compound, unless when joined by a hyphen.
English and French surnames beginning with a prefix (except the French De and D') are to be recorded under the prefix; in other languages, under the word following.
English compound surnames are to be entered under the last part of the name; foreign ones under the first part, cross-references being given in all instances.
On this point the British Museum rule is:-- "Foreign compound surnames to be entered under the initial of the first of them.
Surnames are conferred only at the time of marriage; but various appellations of relationship and endearment are given besides that chosen at a child's birth.
All persons are called by these names from birth, without using surnames until they are married.
There is every indication that this will be done with regard to a very large majority of the foreign surnames that have been introduced among us within the last fifty years, or which may be brought into our country in the future.
And as the changes so made are quite arbitrary, the result will be that the future student of American nomenclature will often be sorely puzzled by some of the surnames to which his attention shall be drawn.
Surnames were generally introduced throughout Europe in the tenth and twelfth centuries.
The origin of surnames is also attributed to Brian Boroimhé, from a fragment in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, supposed to be a portion of a life of that monarch written by his poet Mac Liag.
From this it would follow that there can be no Gipsies in England, or anywhere else, because they bear surnames common to the natives of the soil.
The last two centuries have seen the practice made popular of using surnames for baptismal names.
Page Heading: LOCAL NAMES] Surnames derived from place of residence often contain a preposition, e.
Camden already complains that "surnames of honourable and worshipful families are given now to mean men's children for christian names.
Apart from these two etymologies,[4] the only essential alterations have been made in the chapter on Surnames (p.
One group of surnames is derived from baptismal names given according to the season of the Church.
Compound surnames are entered under the first part of the name.
In English and French surnames beginning with a prefix (except the French de and d') the name is recorded under the prefix.
Mr. Mark Antony Lower, too, in his Essay on English Surnames, classes Cowper among the surnames derived from trade.
In England our local surnames are two-fifths of the whole.
The introduction of surnames at the font permitted private predilections full play.
Two of the commonest surnamesthere to-day are Emmott and Tillot, with such variations as Emmett and Tillett, Emmotson and Tillotson.
They found shelter in Wales, however, and our directories preserve in their list of surnames their memorial for ever.
But though manifestly increasing, the number of such double surnames is not yet a large one.
Mr. Bardsley has faithfully consulted the original mediaeval documents and works from which the origin and development of surnames can alone be satisfactorily traced.
We dare not attempt a category, but the surnames of to-day tell us much.
Every instance proves the debt our surnames have incurred by this practice.
In the same way a little page became a paget, and hence among our surnames Smallpage, Littlepage, and Paget.
Nor did these excavated names harmonize with the surnames to which they were yoked.
Out of it alone a complete history of English surnames and baptismal names might be written.
Nor, as I have said, is this large proliferation of foreign surnames confined to the large cities.
This, so far as I know, is the only article in English which deals with the psychological effects of surnames upon their bearers.
Again, the fashion of using surnames as given names is far more widespread in America than in England.
For another thing, I hope to make further inquiries into the subject of American surnames of non-English origin.
Harrison, Henry: A Dictionary of theSurnames of the United Kingdom; London, 1912.
This feeling, perhaps, accounted for a good many changes of surnames among Germans upon the entrance of the United States into the war.
Pao-yü having completed his inspection felt full of admiration, and proceeded to ascertain the names and surnames of the Fairies.
There were two men whose first names were the same, while their surnames were similar.
Their given names were Frank and their surnames were, we will say, Cady and Carey, respectively.
The usual mode of distinguishing a person before the introduction of surnames was to name his father and grandfather, e.
This naturally led some to form their surnames with Mac, son, instead of Ua, grandson, e.
Surnames have only been adopted by educated families {252} and mixed-bloods of the border nations, and are generally taken from their missionaries or some favorite friends; except they inherit surnames from parents of white extraction.
Alphabetical List of Surnamesassumed by members of Noble Families.
Alphabetical List of the Surnames of all the Peers.
I do not refer only to the significant fact that in some parts of England, as in the nail-making districts, nicknames are general, and surnames little recognized; but I refer to a common usage among both children and adults.
Such a genesis of individual names, before surnames have arisen, is inevitable; and how easily it arises we shall see on remembering that it still goes on in its original form, even when no longer needful.
When the mayor heard the names and surnames of the wedding pair he turned to Joseph, saying: "You are not lowering yourself, my boy.
The similarity in the surnames of Salome and her master is odd, but is accidental and without significance.
They were, I gather from the Bombay Gazetteer, Dhors or tanners who dwell in various parts of the Bombay Presidency, and whose home speech, names and surnames seem to show that they have come from the Maratha country.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "surnames" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
