Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-05-11

gins from Stigandus. Stigand; Terry,
from Theodore; Tudor. from Theodore.
A single christian name has sometimes
given rise to many surnames, as for in
stance from William have been derived
Williams. Williamson. Wills, Wilks, Wink
son, Woolcock, Woolcot. Wilcocke, Will
cox. Wilcoxou. Willet, Wilmot, Willy,
Willis, Wyley. Wilcu.t, Willott, Bill,
BilIson, TIL, Tilly. Tillot, Tilson and
Tillotson.
Many aurnames now apparently mean
ingless, were significant In old English
aud in provincial dialects. For example,
Brock means badger; Todd, a fox;
Talbot, mastiri; Culver, a pigeon Bisset,
wild pigeon; Henshaw, a young heron,
aud such like. Many names have been de-
rived from devices on shields and signs
Camden says: "That many names that
,eem uniting for men, as of british
beasts, etc. come from the very signs Of
the houses where they inhabited; for
have heard Of them which said they spake
OF Knowledge, that some in late time
dwelling at the sign Of the Dolphin, Bull,
White horse. Rocket, Peacock, etc. were
commonly called Thomas at the Dolphin;
horse; Robin at the Rocket and Peter at
the Peacock, which names, as many others
Of like sort, with emitting AZ The, became
afterwards hereditary to their children"
great variety Of names have been de-
rived from cattle and animals, such AS
Flock, Hurd, Kline, Breed. Lyon, Leo,
Wldooar, Wolf, Bearc. Bruin. Fox, Raw
narh, Moos, Camel, Deer Doe. Filly, Dob
bin, Hack. ilorsey. Colt, Shepe, Lamb,
Lsmbkin. Bull. Bullock. Cow. OK, Calf,
Badger, Mink, Beaver. Steer. Stagg. Buck,
Coon, Coney. Fawn, Leverett. Hare. Rab-
bit, Hart, Hind. Kerr. Whelpley, Setter,
Tray, Terrier Tahb, Pusey, Mole. Raft,
Mouse, Spaniel, Weasel. Squirrel. Roe
buck, Ottor, Griffin. Newt, Fido, Fold,
Stallion, S,eed, Mare, Kidd, Pupp. Hefer.
etc.-6s.
From birds we derive the suruames Of
Bird. Avis, Vogcl Fowle. Hem. Cock.
Cockrel, Capon, Chicken. Chick, Goose.
Gosliug. Duck, Drake. Brant. Quail. Part
ridge, Pigeon, Dove, Grouse, Coot Wood.
cock, Peacock, Curlew, Linnet. Gannet,
Gull, Finch, Buhnch. Goldtiuch, Canary,
Dawes, Crane, Heron. Blackhird, Brown
bill, Grsybill. Parrot, Bunting, Wren.
Peep. Teal. Hawkes., Sparrow, Robin.
Pecker. Martin, Swallow, Crow. Raven.
Rook, Stork. Startling, Swan, Nightingale.
Batt, Bastard, Eagle, Condor, Jay, Cuckoo,
Thrush. Falcon, Owler. etc, etc --6i In
number.
From the inhabitants Of the deep come
fi-kc. FISH, Fisher, Fishley. Bodhsh Dol
pain, Sharker, Scates, Thrasher, Eels,
Congcr, Lamphrey, Salmon, Shadd, Hake,
Bass, Codd. Haddock, Trout, Pike, Smelt,
Roach, Bream, Plaice. Whiting. Herring.
Turbot, Mullett, Ray, Pollock, Roe, Tur
pin, Turtle. Whale, Sculpin, John Dory,
Sprst. Club, Giliey, Sturgeon. Crab, Csw-
h>h. Flnney. Mussel, Shrimp (tonl, Cookie,
She'll and numerous others-4S in number
Many English -urnames. says Camden,
were borrowed from names of places
At ttst they were written John de Caven-
etc. Ia process OF time the proposition
was dropped, for expedition In speaking
aud writing, hence there has arisen a
degree Of obscurity in respect 10 this class
of surnames, as in many cases they were
taken from obscure places and villages
known only 10 a few, Some surnarnes are
taken from foreign places, such as Percy,
Dascr-, etc. and others from villages In
Scotland and Ireland which have become
English surnames A few names are given
10 the following list which are derived
from English towns and villages Ames-
bury, Ayskew, Aldrlcb, Arthingto ton. Bar
row, Barrowsby, Beresford, Blackburn.
Bowes, Cave, Crowle, Cudworth. Creme,
DacIe, Dandy, Dart, Darton. Emerton,
Enderby. Egerton, Farweil. Fullham,
Frampton Cray, Goring, Gresham, Heath,
Hooker, lnce, Iugleby. Ireton, kentou,
kempton, kennet,. Kirby, Leake, Ley
land Lincoln, Lumby, Ludgate, Milton,
Middleton, Markham, Marsh, Norton,
Newton, Newbold, Oldham Oglethorpe,
rackington, Pickering, Pelham, Pember-
ton, Raleigh, Russell, Ramsey, Stanhope,
Sutton, Thornton. Thornhill, and numer-
Gus others.
The names derived from occupations are
more numerous than Others, as almost
every trade and occupation known has
given to the world Il surname. Many
furnish names for distinctive families, such
as Archer, once noble family name;
Arrowsmith, arrowmaker, Armitage, cor
rupted from hermitage; Bowes and Bow
man, one who handled bows; Bowyer -
one who made or sold bows; Boult or
Boulter, one who sifted flour by hand,
hence the name bolt" in a tiour-mill;
Broadspeare, Breakspeare, Shakespeare,
Speare and Spearman, connected with the
use, manufacture and sale of spears; Cros-
Ter, the pastoral staff Of a prelate Forester,
contracted to Forster, all officer Of forest
laws; Foster, from fostering or nursing
Forbisher, burnisher Of arms Fletcher,
one who put feathers on arrows Falkner,
person in charge of the hawks or
falcons; Palmer, = pilgrim returning from
Jerusalem in the time of the crusades
bearing palm branch; Parmenter, a
maker of parchment; Ward, one connect
ed with the Court of Wards and Lveries,
or of the Court Of Chancery; Ward also
means keeper, now written warden !;
Hooker and Hookman, from hooke, an
ancient instrument of war. and so we
might continue on with the list, but
enough has been said to illustrate this
part of the subject.
And now allow me to introduce MI.
Bland, not Of the Silver Bill, but he who,
oy his peculiar disposition and manners,
won the name and transmitted it to his
family and they to posterity; also Messrs.
Bliss. Blessing, Bloom and Blossom with
their oppostes, Messrs. Blue. Blight, Blunt.
Bolt and Brier and their alphabetica
neighbors, Messrs. Boon and Broad. Fol-
lowing them YOU will notice Messrs Call