English Surnames

About this eBook

Author

Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell, 1843-1898

Title

English Surnames: Their Sources and Significations

Credits

Produced by MWS, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

CS: History: Genealogy

Subject

Names, English

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 59959

Release Date

July 21, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ENGLISH SURNAMES.
2. 2.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
4. 4.PREFACE TO THE INDEX OF INSTANCES.
5. 5.CONTENTS.
6. 6.INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. PATRONYMIC SURNAMES. — I.— Names that preceded and survived the Conquest. — II.— Names introduced or confirmed by the Normans. — III.— Names from the Calendar of the Saints. — IV.— Names chosen from Festivals and Holydays. — V.— Patronymics formed from Occupations. — VI.— Metronymics. — VII.— Names Derived from Holy Scripture.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. LOCAL SURNAMES.
9. 9.CHAPTER III. SURNAMES OF OFFICE.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. SURNAMES OF OCCUPATION (COUNTRY).
11. 11.CHAPTER V. SURNAMES OF OCCUPATION. (TOWN). — Appendix to Chapters IV. and V.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. ‘ Nicknames. ’ — I.— Physical and External Peculiarities. — (1) Nicknames from Peculiarities of Relationship, Age, Size, and Capacity. — (2) Nicknames from Peculiarities of Complexion. — (3) Nicknames from Peculiarities of Dress and Accoutrements. — II.— Mental and Moral Peculiarities. — (1) Nicknames from Peculiarities of Disposition—Complimentary. — (2) Nicknames from Peculiarities of Disposition—Objectionable. — III.— Miscellaneous. — (1) Nicknames from the Animal and Vegetable Kingdom. — (2) Descriptive Compounds affixed as Nicknames. — (3) Nicknames from Oaths, Exclamations, Street-cries, and Mottoes.
13. 13.INDEX OF INSTANCES.
14. 14.FOOTNOTES

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