Surnames
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Surnames were developed in various cultures to tell one person from another as communities grew. Family names are generally derived from several common types including patronymics (or matronymics), occupations, geography or location, and nicknames or descriptive features. There are other sources, of course, but these are the most common.
Names
- Adams
- Baird
- Beckett, Bucket
- Benjamin
- Bennett
- Bolter
- Brownell
- Closson
- Crawn, Cron, Cronn
- Daly, Daily, Deely
- Dama
- Dorrity
- Driscoll
- Dugan
- Dunn
- England
- Grady
- Griffin
- Haggerty, Hagerty
- Hendershot, Hennescheid, Hennescheidt
- Howland
- Huff, Haff, Hough
- Jennings, Jinnings
- Johnson
- Kane
- Keen, Kean, Keane, Keene
- Losey, Loce, Losee
- Louder, Loder
- Marchante
- Maroney, Moroney
- Matteson
- Matthar
- Meakins
- Menges, Mingos, Mingous, Mingus
- Merrill, Merryll
- Mills
- Narrowcronk
- Parsons
- Phillips
- Rathburn
- Rutan, Ratan, Rattan
- O'Brien
- O'Shea
- Oberbach
- Overpeck
- Schermerhorn, Schermerhoorn
- Schneider
- Shea, Shay
- Seifus
- Shaver
- Soule
- Sovich
- Spencer
- Turner
- Van Auken
- Weaver
- West
- Westcott
- Whaley, Whale, Whalley
- Whitbread
- White
- Williams
- Williamson
- Yetter, Jetter
