Scottish Mag 3 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp/sId./qx/default.htm Marshall is a name of ancient Norman origin. It comes from the Old French "mareschal," which is in turn derived from the Germanic elements "marah," meaning "horse" and "scalc," or "servant." Thus the name was originally used for a person who tended horses. Around the same time that surnames were being formed, the marshall was one of the most important servants in the houses of the nobility. Spelling variations of this family name include: Marshall, Marshal, Marescal, Marescall, Merchel, Mercial, Mershell, Mersell, Marshale and many more. First found in Lothian, where the family had established itself during the 12th century. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Mary, Robert, and Thomas Marshall and Joseph Marshale, who all sailed to St. John New Brunswic in 1834; Courtenay Marshall, who settled in Kansas in 1895. Motto Translated: Virtue always flourishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastlebroon 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 east lothian, but I knew that already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Oirish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) Lynch: Galway, Ireland - deriving from the Gaelic clan ''O'Loinsigh''. I knew that already. Edited March 1, 2007 by Tom_NUFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Mine's Scottish according to that and makes no mention of Devon / Cornwall. Bollocks I reckon. As my Grandad originated from there, it's about the only area it's a common surname (as far as I know) and on those maps someone posted on here once (where you typed in the name and it showed how far it had spread by decade) it was just about exclusive to the West Country about 100 years ago. Oooh aaarr! Plus, there's only about 4 of us in the phonebook and you'd expect a few more if it was Scottish. Nowt against the sweaties btw, I do have some Scottish blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 origin: Possibly norsk. First found around Tyneside around 1000 AD. Superior being. Not to be confused with lesser mortals. Other persons, in the company of, should bow and scrape at regular intervals (especially Saturdays). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 "The history of the name Box goes back to those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain. Such a name was given to a person with a jaundiced complexion..." I stopped reading right there. I didnt go there to be insulted tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 "The history of the name Box goes back to those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain. Such a name was given to a person with a jaundiced complexion..." I stopped reading right there. I didnt go there to be insulted tbh. I thought it was where you were found tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Lennon is Irish, originating in Galway but it's also only my surname through marriage. My real one... Origin Displayed: Scottish The roots of the name Christie are found among the Pictish clans of ancient Scotland. They took the name from Christopher or perhaps from Christian. First found in Edinburghshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 "The history of the name Box goes back to those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain. Such a name was given to a person with a jaundiced complexion..." I stopped reading right there. I didnt go there to be insulted tbh. I thought it was where you were found tbh So ugly the stork couldn't bear to leave him in the cabbage patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Lynch: Galway, Ireland - deriving from the Gaelic clan ''O'Loinsigh''. I knew that already. My Mam's maiden name apparently originates in India, which we found out a while ago, and its puzzling because we don't know of any Indian origin - there's certainly no indian features in the family. Though there's a suggestion of it being linked to the Channel Islands, and somewhere (I can't remember where) there is a connection to Jersey in the family. My paternal Grandma's maiden name is a very Northumbrian name - one of the old Northumbrian Border Reiver clans that used to give the Scots hell back in the Middle Ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Mine is an ancient anglo-saxon name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 91 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) tuscany on dads side, edinburgh on mums side. Edited March 1, 2007 by canofbeans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 172 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Origin Displayed: English The ancestors of the walpole family brought their name to England in the wave of migration after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Norfolk, at Walpole. Looking back even further, we found the name was originally derived from the Old English words welle, meaning well, and pol, meaning pool, and refers to a pool formed by a well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Campbell sounds pretty Scottish to me! A Strathclyde-Briton family from the Scottish/English Borderlands was the first to use the surname campbell. It is a name for a person with a crooked mouth, or crooked smile. This nickname surname is derived from the Gaelic words "cam" and "beul," meaning "crooked" and "mouth." Nicknames were a common source for surnames; in general, they came from the physical characteristics, behavior, mannerisms and other attributes of the bearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Its a fairly inaccurate site. Im sure some of what they say is correct, but alot is a large generalisation. The family crests are also a load of rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastlebroon 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 my mates name is the direct decendent from the King of Ulster. madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 91 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 true enough the crests are bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags 1 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Grossly inaccurate for my eldest's surname of McCrimmon with both his clan crest and the crest of MacLeod being wrong and the history going only as far back as being originated on the Isle of Skye. Ah well... Cote looks correct from what info I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 244 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Comes up with some Italian bs; not a drop of Italian blood in my family for at least eight generations--Portuguese, Indian, Scottish, Irish, English, German and Polish but no Italian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Apparently can be traced back to the Battle of Hastings and is Normandy. Given land in Yorkshire, loads of us in Whitby I believe (which is where my Grandad was from). My mothers side the surnames are either Irish or Scottish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44134 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 English. First found in Yorkshire. Motto on coat of arms: Foi est tout. Roughly translates as "Do not mess." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 English. First found in Yorkshire. Motto on coat of arms: Foi est tout. Roughly translates as "Do not mess." Mange tout tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44134 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 English. First found in Yorkshire. Motto on coat of arms: Foi est tout. Roughly translates as "Do not mess." Mange tout tbh Mange cock tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 English. First found in Yorkshire. Motto on coat of arms: Foi est tout. Roughly translates as "Do not mess." Time is everything ....Timing is everything? Your lot must've been comedians or jesters or summat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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