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 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 more comprehensive PAF file at http://www.smcox.com/genealogy/.

Surname Table

Surname	Most Recent	Oldest	Origin/Meaning
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"
Cox	Marvin Luther Cox	William Cox, b. 1740/1750, Virginia	English/Irish - various possibilities
Daugherty	Dorcus Ann Daugherty	Cornelius O'Dochartaigh, b. Abt. 1440, Ireland	Irish - "Hurtful", "Disobliging"
Edwards	Thomas John Edwards	Ms. Edwards b. Abt. 1820, England	Saxon - Son of Edward (Happy Keeper)
Frost	Mary F. Frost	Gabriel Frost m. 17 Dec, 1829	Welsh - Ffrost, a brag
Gallinger	Barbara Jean Gallinger	Michael Gallinger Sr., b. Abt. 1725, Ontario	German - habitational name for someone from Galling in Bavaria or from Gallingen in East Prussia
Gray	Belinda Jane Gray	William Tell Gray Sr., b. Abt. 1808, Virginia	Scottich Locality - 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.
Harris	Katherine Arnetta Harris	William Clint Harris, b. 19 Jul 1827, North Carolina	English, Welsh - Son of Henry/Harry (Home Ruler)
Heck	Mary Maxine Heck	Peter Heck, b. Abt. 1750, Possibly Maryland	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	Son of Jane
Jones	Mary Anne Jones	John Jones, b. Abt. 1792, England	Hebrew - Son of John
	Fred Wallace Jones	George S. Jones, b. Abt. 1845, Kentucky
Lasey	Nancy E. Lasey	Samuel Lasey, b. Abt. 1810, Pennsylvania
Lowe	William Rawdon Kendull Lowe	Samuel Lowe, m. 9 Sep 1813, Kentucky	A Hill
Miller	Luella Emma Miller	Philip Miller, b. 25 Dec 1810, Iowa	Scottish - various possibilities
Richardson	Mabel Elizabeth Richardson	Mabel Elizabeth Richardson This surname adopted by father, who was originally an Edwards.	Son of Richard
Saunders	Mary Ann Saunders	Eli Saunders, b. Abt. 1820, Tennessee	English, Scottish - patronymic from the medieval personal name Saunder, reduced vernacular form of 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
Sinierd	Mary Poly Sinierd	Mary Poly Sinierd
Skidmore	Oda Skidmore	Robert Skidmore, b. Abt. 1463, England	Cornish English - Broad Shoulders, Partition Wall, or other.
Tetrault	Mary Elizabeth Tetrault	Jacques Tetrault, b. Abt. 1850	French
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