Surname Reference

This is not a comprehensive surname index. The intent of this page is to provide some simple aid to individuals wishing to link their genealogy to ours. For a surname to be listed here the following criteria must be met:

1. The surname must be the surname of a dead qualifying ancestor with a created page.
2. A qualifying ancestor is a parent or spouse (legal, common law, or otherwise) of another qualifying ancestor, or Sean Marvin Cox

For each surname the most recent dead ancestor with the surname and the oldest ancestor (so far as research has found) with the surname is listed. There may be multiple entries for a given surname in cases where multiple lines are found with the same surname. Whenever the individual has been entered into this wiki already, the name will be linked. Some date and place (approximate, estimated, or exact) may occasionally be included. In cases where the individual is not linked, the data on the individual may still be found by referring to the HTML dump of the PAF file at http://www.smcox.com/genealogy/.

Surname Table

A-E

Surname	Most Recent	Oldest	Origin/Meaning
Ahart	Bloomie Ahart	Charles Ahart, b. Abt. 1851, New York	German - Variant of Ehard(t), composed of the Old High German elements e ‘law’, ‘order’ + hart(i) ‘hard’, ‘firm’.
Ballard	Emma Jane Ballard	Leonidas Ballard, b. Abt. 1840	Celtic and Gaelic - noisy/boasting/high place/high lord
Bardell	Sarah Bardell	Joseph Bardell, b. Abt. 1720, Baltimore, Maryland	English < "Bardwell", habitational name from Bardwell, Suffolk. Literally meaning either "beard river" or "bank/brim river".
Bedell	Florence May Bedell	Florence May Bedell, b. 1903, Tulare, California	English Beadle, or French/German Bedel, In both cases, an occupational name literally referring to a messenger.
Brothers	William Christensen Brothers	Nathaniel Brothers, b. Abt. 1665, Baltimore, Maryland	Irish/French - "Ó Bruadair"/Embroiderer
Cason	Helen A. Cason	Thomas Cason, b. Abt. 1604, England	English - "Son of Kay/Case/Cass"
Castillo	Jose Angel Castillo Castillo	Elias Castillo, b. Abt. 1850	Spanish - "Castle"
	Lucana Castillo Rosario	Lucana Castillo Rosario, b. 1896, Venezuela
Click	Barbara Click	Bartholomaeus Gluck, Sr., b. Abt. 1617, France	Americanized < Jewish (Ashkenazic), "Glick" < German, "Gluck" - "Luck"
Cook	Della May Cook	Thomas Cooke, b. Abt. 1570, England	English - occupational name for a cook
Cox	Marvin Luther Cox	William Cox, b. 1740/1750, Virginia	English/Irish - various possibilities
Cryderman	Catherine Cryderman	George Valentine Cryderman, b. 1715, Germany	Americanized < German, "Kräutermann" - occupational name of a herbalist or pharmacist
Daugherty	Dorcus Ann Daugherty	Cornelius O'Dochartaigh, b. Abt. 1440, Ireland	Irish - "Hurtful", "Disobliging"
Davis	Miranda America Davis	Hughell Davis, b. Abt. 1792, Tennessee	English - "son of David"
Durham	Elizabeth Durham	Elizabeth Durham, b. Abt. 1794, Switzerland or Delaware	English - habitational name from Durham, a city in northeastern England
Eamer	Catherine A. Eamer	Catherine A. Eamer b. Abt. 1821, Canada	Saxon (personal name Eamer, Eomer, Eomaer) < Old English, eoh, "steed" or "warhorse" + moere, "famous"
Edwards	Thomas John Edwards	Ms. Edwards b. Abt. 1820, England	Saxon - Son of Edward (Happy Keeper)
Estes	Margaret Ann Estes	Abraham Estes b. 1 Nov 1764, Virginia	English - "East" Habitational Name
Evans	Dorcas A. Evans	Dorcas A. Evans b. 10 Dec 1787, Kentucky	Welsh - "Son of Iefan" with an English patronymic suffix added on redundantly.

F-K

Surname	Most Recent	Oldest	Origin/Meaning
Fisher	Charlotte Jane Fisher	Charlotte Jane Fisher b. Abt. 1851, Ohio	English - Occupational name for a fisherman
Frantz	Anna Frantz	Hans Frantz b. Abt. 1586, Switzerland	German - Variant of Franz, from the personal name, Franz, vernacular of Latin Franciscus, "Frenchman"
Frost	Mary F. Frost	Gabriel Frost m. 17 Dec, 1829	Americanized < Welsh (Ffrost) - a "brag"
	Mahala Frost
Gallinger	Thomas Joseph Gallinger	Michael Gallinger Sr., b. Abt. 1725, Ontario	German - habitational name for someone from Galling in Bavaria or from Gallingen in East Prussia (crest information)
Garcia	Blanca Mercedes Garcia Figuera	Manuel Garcia Bastardo, b. Abt. 1900, Venezuela	Spanish < Latin (Garsea) - Uncertain origin (Perhaps from Basque, "Bear")
German	Martha Anne German	Dr. Grandison Franklin German, b. Abt. 1813, Tennessee	Anglicized/English/Jewish/German/Greek - (Many possible origins.)
Gooch	Elizabeth Gooch	William Gooch, b. Abt. 1765, Virginia	English/German - Variant of Goff (Smith), or Anglicized Gutsch (Beauty)
Gray	Belinda Jane Gray	William Tell Gray, Sr., d. Abt. 1870, Arkansas	Scottish - A town in Burgundy, France, on the banks of the Saone. Rollo, Chamberlain to Robert, Duke of Normandy, received from him the castle and honor of Croy, in Picardy, whence his family assumed the name of De Croy, afterward changed into De Gray.
Hanson	Mary Hanson	Jack Hanson, b. Abt. 1800, Kentucky	English, Irish, scandinavian, or Askenazi Jewish - Son of Han/Kittric or from Hanna
Harris	Katherine Arnetta Harris	William G. Harris, b. Abt. 1805, North Carolina	English, Welsh - Son of Henry/Harry (Home Ruler)
Hartle	Catherine Hartle	Hans Hertel, b. Abt. 1620, Germany	German - Pet form for "hardy", "brave", "strong"
Hawkins	Clarina Sophia Hawkins	Clarina Sophia Hawkins, b. Abt. 1839, Connecticut	English - Son of Hawkin < Diminutive of Hawk
Heck	Mary Maxine Heck	Peter Heck, b. Abt. 1750, Possibly Maryland	various possibilities
Holland	Sarah Holland	Sarah Holland, b. Abt. 1805, Tennessee	various possibilities
Ivey	Dorothy Langdon Ivey	Henry Ivey I, b. Abt. 1675, Virginia	English < Norman - habitational name from Ivoy in Cher, northern France
Janes	Parthenia Elizabeth Janes	Samuel Janes, b. Abt. 1834, South Carolina	English - Son of Jane
Jones	Mary Anne Jones	John Jones, b. Abt. 1792, England	Hebrew - Son of John
	Fred Wallace Jones	George Sheldon Jones, b. Dec 1844, Kentucky

L-Z

Surname	Most Recent	Oldest	Origin/Meaning
Langdon	Sarah Langdon	Sarah Langdon, m. 1820, Wales	English - "Long Hill" Generic Habitational Name
Lasey	Nancy E. Lasey	Samuel Lasey, b. Abt. 1810, Pennsylvania	Norman - Habitational name referring to "Lassy" in Calvados, France
Lavaille	Amelia Lavaille	Amelia Lavaille, b. Abt. 1817, Canada	French - either "Lavalle", meaning "of the valley" or "leveille", meaning "the alert". (I expect that the latter was merely a creative reinterpretation of the former, and that "of the valley" is more correct.)
Livingston	Esther Livingston	Adam Douglas Livingston, Sr., b. Abt. 1789, Pennsylvania	Scottish, Irish, or Jewish
	Catherine Livingston
Lowe	Harold Gamaliel Lowe	Samuel Lowe, Sr., m. 9 Sep 1813, Kentucky	English, German, or Ashkenazi Jewish
	Mary Lowe	John Lowe, Sr., b. 10 Apr 1751
May	Sarah Monroe May	Sarah Monroe May, b. 11 May 1750	English, French, Danish, Dutch, German, or Ashkenazi Jewish
Miller	Luella Emma Miller	Rudio Miller, b. Abt. 1775, Germany	Americanized < German (Müller) - "Miller" Occupational Name
Morris	Phoebe Rose Morris	Thomas Morris, b. Abt. 1840, England	English/Scottish < Latin Mauritius, A popular saint name or... Irish < Gaelic, Ó Muirghis or one of many other possible derivations
Pettus	Elizabeth Pettus	Stephen Pettus, b. Abt. 1700	English - variant of Pettis - topographic name for someone who lived by a pit, or a habitational name
Richardson	Mabel Elizabeth Richardson	Mabel Elizabeth Richardson This surname adopted by father, who was originally an Edwards.	English - Son of Richard ("Of a Powerful/Rich Disposition")
Saunders	Mary Ann Saunders	Eli Saunders, b. Abt. 1805, Tennessee	English, Scottish - "Son of Saunder" ("Saunder" < "Alexander")
Shoup	Jammima Shoup	Martin Schaub, b. Abt. 1700, Switzerland	German - "sheaf or wisp of straw", a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a sheaf of grain for a licensed brewer, or perhaps a nickname for a scrawny person or someone with straw-colored hair
Simpson	Amelia Simpson	Louis Simpson, b. Abt. 1835	Scottish/English - "Son of Sim(on)"/habitational name
Sinierd	Mary Sinierd	James Sinyard, b. Abt. 1809, Georgia	English < French ("Segneur") < Latin ("Senior") - "Lord" (crest information)
Skidmore	Oda Lena Skidmore	Robert Skidmore, b. Abt. 1463, England	Cornish English - Broad Shoulders, Partition Wall, or other. (crest information)
Smith	Elizabeth Ann Smith	William Smith, b. Abt. 1630/1639, England	English < Anglo-Saxon (Smitan) - to "smite" or "strike" an occupational name for the broad class of mechanical engineers/workmen/fabricators.
	Sarah Smith
Stanfield	Parthena E. Louisana Stanfield	Robert Stanfield, b. Abt. 1702, Virginia	English - Habitational or topographical name < Middle English stan(e) ‘stone’ + feld ‘field’
Tetrault	Mary Elizabeth Tetrault	Jacques Tetrault, Sr., b. Abt. 1825	French
Tyler	Levisa Tyler	Peter Jordan Tyler, b. Abt. 1852, North Carolina	English - Occupational name for a layer of tiles.
Wells	Mary Wells	Mary Wells, d. Abt. 1870, Arkansas	English - Habitational name (possibly translated from French "dupuis") < Old English well(a) "spring", "stream"
Wentz	Emmarene Wentz	Peter Wentz, b. Abt. 1720	German - from a pet form of the personal name Werner, or from a short form of the Slavic personal name Wenceslaw