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Wednesday, June 29, 2022


 

OVERTON

OVERTON IS A TOWN IN SEVERAL COUNTIES IN ENGLAND. SO IF YOU MOVED FROM OVERTON TO ANOTHER TOWN YOUR LAST NAME MIGHT BE OVERTON. 

Friday, June 24, 2022

 BATLEY

IF YOU LIVED NEXT TO A FOREST CLEARING YOUR NAME MIGHT BE BATLEY.


THERE WAS ALSO A PARRISH IN YORKSHIRE CALLED BATLEY.

 BOSWORTH

IF YOU LIVED NEXT TO A CATTLE ENCLOSURE YOUR NAME MIGHT BE BOSWORTH.

Thursday, June 16, 2022

OVERSTREET

THIS IS PLACE NAME FOR SOME WHO LIVED NEAR A RIVER OR BODY OF WATER. 

Thursday, June 9, 2022


 

CRAWFORD
A RIVER CROSSING WHERE THERE WAS AN ABUNDENCE OF CROWS.

Sunday, June 5, 2022

 DEPUTY

THIS WAS AN OCCUPATIONAL NAME FOR SOMEONE WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE COAL MINERS.

Saturday, June 4, 2022

 GROVER

A WORKER BY A GROVE OF TREES.

COLEMAN

A FISHERMAN WHO USED A FLAT BOTTOM BOAT TO FISH. 

BAUMGARTNER
IF YOU WORKED IN AN ORCHARD OR LIVED NEAR AN ORCHARD YOU LAST NAME MIGHT BE BAUMGARTNER.

Friday, June 3, 2022

 BOLTON

IF YOU CAME FROM THE TOWN OF BOULTON IN ENGLAND THEN YOUR LAST NAME MIGHT BE BOLTON.


 

 ASCHER

IF YOU LIVED NEXT TO A GROVE OF ASH TREES YOUR LAST NAME MIGHT BE ASCHER.

 LARDNER

LARDNER WAS AN OCCUPATIONAL NAME FOR SOMEONE WHO SUPPLIED MEAT TO THE ROYAL FAMILY.

MOWER
IF YOU MOWED HAY FOR A LIVING THEN YOUR LAST NAME MIGHT BE MOWER.
USUALLY THEY USED A SCYTHE TO MOW HAY.

Thursday, June 2, 2022

FRATER

FRATER WAS AN OCCUPATIONAL NAME FOR SOMEONE WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE MONASTERY 

CROWDEN

CROWDEN WAS A TOWN IN ENGLAND WHERE CROWS WERE ABUNDENT. SO IF YOU CAME FROM CROWDEN YOUR LAST NAME MIGHT BE CROWDEN. 


 

HODDER

IF YOU MADE HOODS FOR A LIVING YOUR LAST NAME MIGHT BE HODDER. 

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

 CORKER

CORKER WAS AN OCCUPATIONAL NAME FOR SOMEONE WHO WATER PROOFED BARRELS AND SHIPS ALSO IT COULD BE A NAME FOR SOMEONE WHO SOLD DYE TO DIE CLOTH.

 BANISTER

BANISTER WAS AN OCCUPATIONAL NAME FOR SOMEONE WHO MADE BASKETS. SO IF YOU MADE BASKETS YOUR NAME MIGHT BE BANISTER.

 BANNERMAN

IF YOUR LAST NAME WAS BANNERMAN THEN YOUR NAME WAS AN OCCUPATIONAL NAME FOR SOMEONE WHO CARRIED THE FLAG.

 MOSLEY

MOSLEY WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE TOWN OF BIRMINGHAM IN STRAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY IN ENGLAND. SO IF YOU CAME FROM MOSLEY YOUR LAST NAME MIGHT BE MOSLEY.


 

 REYNOLDS

SON OF REYNOLD. A POWERFUL PERSON. RULER.