The Morning herald., 1876-06-10
THOMAS FRANCIS BAYARD.
Subject to the Decision OF the
st. Louis Convention.
A CHAPTER UPON sURNAMEs.
FOR PRESIDENT !

A CHAPTER UPON sURNAMEs. =.
A gentleman named Bardsley, has with
in a year or so, written an exceedingly in
teresting volumn, on the "Origin Of Sur
Names" To cur people Of this Peninsula,
who are Of purer English descent, than that
of any o9her part Of the United States
the Ce]t hasinvaded every Granny Of Stony
and sterile Massachusetts has made love,
married, and crossed the breed "A book
such as Mr.. Bardsley's would be peculiar
ly interesting, and we advise the Whining
ton Library to order copy.
Mr.. Bardsley divides the sources Of
surnames into six general divisions. The
first includes names derived by sons from
fathers. For instance, when surnanaes were
not fixed, John had son whose name wa.
Peter, and Peter would be known as Peter
johnson. If Peter in bis turn had 3 son
whom he called John, John was called
JOND f6teESOu.
This system Of nomenclature, exists in
full force, to-day in Sweden, Norway,
Finland, and Northern Denmark; the
number Of Johnsons, and Petersons, notice
able among our Scandinavian emigrants,
proves it.
In the British Isles the fixed surname
has long been adopted, in some parts Of
Wales the custom of changing surnames
fingered until recent period. The differ
ent spelling and pronunciation Of the same
name and the afix of terms Of endear-
ment, or "pet'' examinations vary the de-
rivatives to a wide extent.
Accepting Mr.. Beardsley's conclusions
as true, great many names branch out
from one original. He holds that David.
son comes from the scripturial David Dawes
and Dawson, are Saxsn nicknames from thu
same source, How omnipresent tb'
Jewish impress is upon us, is forcibly il
Illustrated BY our author.
From Isaac came Ikkies, Hickson ant
Hicks. From Walter came Watts, Wat
son, Watkins and others. From William
comes Wilkins, and from John, Jenkins
From Roger comes Rogers, Rodgers
Rsgerson; and from Hodge, the nickname
Of Roger, Hodgkina, Hitcbins, Hoskins
Hodgkinson, Hedgson and Hodson, will
others. From Ralph comes Ralf, Roll
Raves, Ravson, Rawlins, Rawlinson
Rowlinson, Rollins, Robinson, Hawkins
Rapkins, and Rapsons. From Hugh an'
its mis-spellings, Huggins, Hutchins
Hutchinson, Hugginson, Hullet, Hewlett
Huet, Hewet, Hewetssn, Hewitt, Howson
Hughes and Hswson. The Welsh nam
Pugh, is from Hugh.
IfMr. Beardsl"y bs correct, the posses
sors Of the foregoing names, must look 70
their ancestery among the stouts, Saxo1
Yeomanry, Of England.
The second class is comprised Of name
derived from names Of places. The land
ed proprietors took names Of their posses
sions, and the labcrers from their neigh
borhood. Wllliaa OF John At-lane, o
At-wel!, or, At-style, or At-.ss(ield), o
Atwood, Sc, &c, meaning William of tn
lane or field, or style, will be recognize
as in tho origin Of the Woods and Stile'
Atwoods, Atwel's, Lees, Liegbs, Atlay'
Attlese, Brooks and very many others,
. We now rearch the third-class of name
derived from Office, Rank, or Occupation
Butler, Kitchner, Bowyer, Fletcher,
seems are traceabIe to the same origin a
Bowyer, Stringcr, Forester, Foster, War
riner, Warner, Parker and Arrowsmith-
the last eight coming from the park, for
est, and hunting. The Saxon Woodreeve
is preserved in Woodruff, Woodrow
Woodward, and Woodard-
The fourth and fifth classes come iron
names of occupations in town and country
Among these are Smith, with its change.
- Goldsmith, Brcwhsnith, Redsmith, &c.
Tier Thatcher, Sister, Carpenter, Wheel
as y l,,i ssSs, S