MaDuce Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 As most of you know, British use to get their last names from what they did or what they were known for. Take Carpenter and Baker for example.Vikings on the other hand use to get their last names from their parents or something about themselves. For instance, Erick the Red named his son, "Leaf Erickson" Erik-son.We see similar last names allot and they usually suggest very mundane cause of origin. But now and then we see some that suggest a creepy and even disturbing origin. Below are some examples:BRITISHHandcockHitchcockPeabodyDickinsonBilesGoreKilburnShakespeareBaglowConnorTietsworthBelcherBodimeadeVIKINGBearsonHensonCursonsHarrisonSmelsonWhoson
seakrakken Posted January 12, 2012 Report Posted January 12, 2012 <lmao>Thats great.The British and most other cultures went with their occupations.Others went with their home villages.A very few changed their Family names as they fled for their lives from the English and came to the Americas.
MaDuce Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Posted January 12, 2012 <lmao>Thats great.The British and most other cultures went with their occupations.Others went with their home villages.A very few changed their Family names as they fled for their lives from the English and came to the Americas.LOL. "RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! HITCHCOCK, HANDCOCK AND BELCHER ARE COMING!!!"
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