Surnames

The proud, noble, and fine Irish surname of Madden originally emerged in Gaelic, and is believed to be derived from that language's word for dog. The ancient records of County Galway reflect that the Maddens had held a family seat. Members of this family are known to have arrived in the Americas in the early 1660s.

No. In the US and all other countries using the English Language and most countries using other European languages, the first name is the personal name and the last names are family names. The word "surname" is another way of saying "family name."

Sorry- while no Spanish heritage is listed, the proud and noble English surname of Kelsey is first found in Lincolnshire, meaning "Ceol's island".

Proper pronunciation of surname SKIBA.

Skee-buh, accent on the first syllable.

English: patronymic from Garrett

European surnames are often classified under these FIVE categories:

Given name,

Occupational name,

Location name,

Nickname, and

Ornamental name.

The Spanish surname Nunez is first found in Castile.

The surname Mondragon comes from the Basque region of the Spanish-French border. Mondragon is a place name in the South of France on the River Rhône. It could mean Mont (Mount) of the dragon.

The fine French surname of Bess is first found in the records of Languedoc, where they had held a family seat. Some of them moved to Virginia, in the Americas, in the 1660s. A Dutch branch of the family is recorded at South Holland.

Family motto: "Just for fun way to show them!"

The proud and noble English surname of Manger emerges through the mists of time from Wiltshire, where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor- and estates- during the 1200s.

Arriving upon eastern England's glittering shores amidst the veritable tidal wave of immigration following the Norman Invasion of 1066 A.D., the proud and noble English surname of Bowker was either originally bestowed upon a person employed as a butcher, or as reference to the family's original place of residence [Beaucir] in Calvados, Normandy. They are first recorded in England in Linconshire.

Yes. Bharadwaja (Also spelled Bhardwaj or Bharadwaj or Bharadvāja) is a surname and gotra for people who are the descendants of Maharishi Bharadwaj.

The word is spanish for "Wisdom."

Victoriously bearing the family motto of "Hope For The Best!" through the withering sands of time, the proud and noble English surname of Sessoms is first found in the very early records of Gloucestershire, where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor at Siston, from whence their name derives.

"Bonds" is a surname for a "farmer" or "husbandman". Early records of Somerset show that they'd held a family seat, and further indicate that the Bonds family was distinguished by Duke William of Normandy for their valued aid during the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D., resulting in the granting of lands.

Family motto: "The world does not suffice"

Gareth Barry

"Browning" is of Anglo-Saxon origin, originally "Bruning", and means "Brown"

The proud and noble Welsh surname Jefferies is first found amidst the very ancient records of Herefordshire, where they'd held a family seat, quite possibly even before the Norman Conquest of 1066 A.D.

Anderson is a common Swedish last name - in its origin meaning the son of Anders. Many Scandinavian names follow the pattern, although in Norwegian and Danish

"sen" is added to a first name to make a last name. The Norwegian and Danish equivalent to "Anderson" is "Andersen". An other example could be Peterson

(Swedish) and Petersen (Norwegian/Danish).

Holly is an English surname adopted by two families in Ireland.

In Co. Kerry the surname McCullin (Mac Cuilinn).

In Ulster the surname McQuillan (Mac Uighlin).

Cimorelli

The earliest records of the distinguished Spanish surname of Olguin are found at Caceres, in the ancient kingdom of Castile.