The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04

Knew 1t in Its own national form. The Greek had made Ioannes from Jehohan- an or Johanan and the Latin had made Johannes. From one or the other of these forms the other tongues fash toned each its own form of the name.
 It's popularity in England during the surname period is attested by It's de- -rivative patronymics. some six or seven score in number. of which one alona Johnson. stands in the tenth place among English surmanes in order of frequency and it's equivalent Jones is 1 so frequent in Wales that 1t stands second on the list of surnames for Great Britain.
 The deuterotheme ton is the Anglo Saxon tun, a hedged homestead. which has been discussed under Pres ton in No. VII of this series
 LoughridGe.
 Nestled among the hills of Vest moreland and lying on the shore of one of the numerous meres and tarns of that country. was the little hamlet of Loughrigg which gave surname to the Loughridge family.
 The hamlet derived its name from the combination of lake and ridge which formed the main and attractive features of the local handsome.
 The prototheme of the name is the Gaelic and Irish loch, a lake. The Gaelic word has preserved its form un- changed, but the Irish has generally been anglicized into tough. The same word appears in Welsh as llwch and in Breton as laguenn. It is cognate with the Anglo-Saxon lagn, English lake, Old Morse logr and Latin lacus, a lake. Greek lakkos. "a pit a cistern. The deuterotheme Is the provincial rigg of North England, Middle Eng fish rig (g) Gel, modern ridge. of which the history will be found under Breck- inridge in No. VII of this series
 Similar combinations of this Celtic prototheme with a Saxon deuterotheme in place-names are Loughborough, in Leicestershlre, Loughton, in Shrop- shire and Louchlands in Cornwall. all parents in like manner of surnames Prentfss, Prentice.
 This surname is occupative In origin and indicates that it's original bearer was an apprentice
 This word in the surname period had two meanings; first a learner of any craft; second. a barrister of law of less than sixteen years standing. Both of these are found in Langland's poem. Piers the Plowman. Thus in the A-text, (1362), III. 2lS, we have:
 "Alle kunne craftes men craueth meede for heore prentys." The B-text (1377), III. 224. changes this to Al kynnes crafty men crauen mede for
  IV 2S1 makes 1t "Alle kyne crafty men crauen mede for here aprentvs." In the A-text II. 190. we have the singular prentis, the B-text (II. 21D writes prentice in the same passage and the C-text CHI. 224J has prentys.
 The second meaning is found in the B-text, XIX. 226; "As prechoures and prestes and prentyces of lave" The corresponding C-text, XxIL 23f, has "As preostes and preachours and prem tises of lawe."
 These have beent quoted not only to show the significaMce at that time, but also to show the aph etic forms were the more usual. They illustrate also the current spellings of the surname at the same period.
 The word is from the old French. aprentis, "a learner,'' from aprendre, "to learn" This came into middle English as aprentys apprentys, ap- ] premise and apprentice, and corre- spending aphetic forms Chose without l the initial "a"). The latter alone survive in the surname; apprentice alone as common noun, though the initial syllable Is often lost in the vulgar pronunciation, which properly