Researchers agree that the proud and noble English surname of Foote either described a person with remarkable feet (nickname-type surname), or a person who lived at the "foot of a mountain" (habitational-type surname). Earliest records of this surname are to be found in Cheshire.
The surname of Jackson the American drip-type expressionist painter is Pollock.
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That's a nickname-type surname for someone who was born on All Saint's Day.
The proud and noble Scottish surname of Dennison is a local-type surname, derived from a place named Danzielstoun, in Renfrewshire.
First recorded in Lancashire, the proud and noble Scottish surname of Deeney is a patronymic-type surname that derives from the given name "Dennis".
There are several websites available to search for the origin of a surname. One in particular is the Internet Surname Database. Once accessed you will be able to type in your surname and receive information on its origin.
The German province of Bavaria spawned the Bieber nickname-type surname. It means beaver.
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Dorset County had a settlement named Trent, but there was also a Trent River. The habitation type surname derives from one of these places. The surname is recoded in Somerset, where they held a family seat.