Surnames by County-England


This section is about English surnames, and the counties, where these surnames most likely originate. Please remember, there was no standardization of surname spellings, until the 1900’s. The surnames may be spelled in different ways. The surnames may have an E or an S on the end. County and shire have the same meaning. We hope this section helps you with your research. We will add to this section as time permits.

Bedfordshire

Odell – Odell sounds like it is from Ireland. As there is a place called Odell in England; the surname is from Odell, Bedfordshire, England. The surname Odell, is from Ireland, also. The surname in Ireland is spelled O’dell. Some people, who were from the area, of Odell, may have been named after the Town of Odell.

Berkshire

Read – Read  comes from one of several counties in England. One of the counties is that of Berkshire, in England. The Read name or surname means dweller in a clearing in a woodland, from Old English ried.  It could have also, come from several meanings, including: roe headland, reeds or brushwood. Some of the people from the area of Read, Berkshire, in England, were known by the surname of Read.

Buckinghamshire

Marlow – Marlow comes from a place named Marlow of Buckinghamshire, in England. The name of the place means the remnants of a lake, in Old English mere lake and lafe remnants or remains. Some people, of the area of Marlow, Buckinghamshire, in England, were known by the surname of Marlow. The name Marlow can also, be spelled Marlowe, Marlou, Marloe and Marlo.

Oakley – Oakley is a place name in Buckinghamshire, in England. The meaning of the place, and surname in Old English was oak clearing. Some people, of the area of Oakley in Buckinghamshire, in England,  were known by the surname of Oakley.

Seabrooke – Seabrooke is a surname from a place of Seabrook, Buckinghamshire, in England. It is important to remember that S’s and E’s on the ends of words are common; but are not always a part of the surname. Some people from the area of Seabrook Buchinghamshire, in England, may have been known by the surname of Seabrook, Seabrooke, Sebrook or other similar surnames.

Timberlake – Timberlake is an English surname, that takes its meaning and its name from the timber lake. Some of the people from the area of Timberlake, were known by the surname of Timberlake.

Cambridgeshire

Arrlington – Arrlington came from the name of the Town of Arrlington, of Cambridgeshire, in England. The first we know of this surname, Arrlington is from Earns’s Settlement in Old English, Earna being the another word for eagle. Some of the people from the area of Arrlington, of Cambridgeshire, in England, were known by the surname of Arrlington. Other spellings of the surname of Arrlington, include: Arlington, Arlinton and Erlington.

Cheshire

Cheshire – Cheshire was the name of a county in England. The name of Cheshire is associated with the City of Chester, in Cheshire, of England. Some of the people from the area of  the City of Chester, in Cheshire, in England, were known by the surname of Cheshire.

Crewe – Crewe is the surname of some of the people from Cheshire, in England. The surname of Crewe came from the Welsh criu meaning weir, dam, or fish trap.

Hollins – Hollins is originally from Cheshire in Northern England. The meaning of the surname, Hollins is associated with a person,who was living near or close to a holly tree. Some of the people from the area of Cheshire in the North of England, were known by the surname of Hollins.

Huxley – Huxley is the name of a town in Cheshire, England. The meaning of the town or surname of Huxley is hux in Old English meaning insult or scorn, and ley in Old English meaning woodland or clearing. Some of the people from the area of Town of Huxley, in cheshire, in England, were known by the surname of Huxley.

Mottershead – Mottershead was a place in Cheshire, in England. The area of Mottershead is no longer in Cheshire, in England. The Mottershead surname was found in Old English  Motere, which meant speaker and Middle English heved meant headland. Some of the people from the area of Mottershead, Cheshire, in England, were known by the surname of Mottershead.

Queshire – Queshire is a name associated with the Cheshire. Queshire is a variation of Cheshire. Some people from the area of Cheshire, in England, were know by the surname of Queshire.

Wheelock – Wheelock is an English surname. There is a Town of Wheelock in the County of Cheshire. The town was names for the River Wheelock, which is nearby. The name Wheelock comes from the Welsh word chwylog meaning winding. Many people from the area were known by the surname of Wheelock.

The County of Cornwall

Denzil – Denzil is a variation or the name of the Denzell, which is a manor in the County of Cornwall, in England. We don’t known the meaning of the surname of Denzil. Some of the people of the area of Denzell Manor, in the County of Cornwall, in England, were known by the surname of Denzil. Other spellings of the surname of Denzil include: Denzel, Denzell, Denzelle, Denzill or Densell.

Roach – Roach has gone through many transitions. In Middle English and Old French, roche means rock. From Late Latin rocca, which could be Celtic. This means a person, who lives near a large rock. This could also, mean one, who comes from Les Roches in Normandy or another place, such place. Some people from the area of Roach in the County of Cornwall, England, were known by the surname of Roach.

Treloar – Treloar was an area in the County of Cornwall. Some people took their surname from Treloar or the town, where they are from.

Trengove – Trengove was a surname that came from the Trengove Farm in the County of Cornwall.

Cumberlandshire

Brigham was the name of a town in Cumberlandshire, in England. The Bingham meaning in Old English was homestead by the bridge. Some of the people from the area of Bingham, of Cumberlandshire, in England, were known by the surname of Brigham.

The County of Cumbria

Tindall – Tindall is the name of a town in Cumbria. The name of the town comes from the River Tyne, and the dale, which comes from Old English dale or valley. Some of the people from the area of the Town of Tindall, in the County of Cumbria, of England, were known by the surname of Tindall. Other spellings of the surname of Tindall include: Tindle, Tindal, Tendall, Tenndel, and Tendle.

Derbyshire

Abney – Abney is the name of a town in Derbyshire, in England. The Surname of Abney finds its meaning in the Old English version of Abba’s Island. Some people from the area of the Town of Abney in Derbyshire, of England, were known by the surname of Abney.

Allsopp – Allsopp is the name of a village of Alsop en la Dale in Derbyshire, in England. The meaning of Alsop en la Dale is AElli’s Valley in Old English. Some of the people in or around the area of the Town of Alsop en la Dale, in Derbyshire, in England, were known by the surname of Allsopp. Other spelling of the surname of Allsopp include: Alsop, Allsop, Alsopp and Allsope.

Holmwood – Holmwood is the name of a place in Derbyshire. The surname Holmwood takes its meaning from holly wood growing, in the vicinity, according to Old English. Some of the people from the area of Holmwood, Derbyshire, in England, were known by the surname of Holmwood.

Peak – Peak is a District in Derbyshire, England. The word or surname, of Peak means dweller by the pointed hill. The word or surname in Old English is peac. Some one from the area of the Peak District, in Derbyshire, could have been known by the surname of Peak.

Winfield – Winfield is the name of a place in Derbyshire and other areas. The word or surname is derived from Old English winn which means meadow or pasture, and feld which means field. Many people, from this area of Winfield, in Derbyshire, may have been known by the surname of Winfield.

Devonshire

Cantrell – Cantrell was the name of an place in Devonshire, in England. Can means to indicate an angle or slant in Old English and the second syllable hyll means hill in Old English. Some people from the area of the Village of Cantrell, in Devonshire of England, were known by the surname of Cantrell.

Comstock – Comstock may have come from the name of the Culm River, in Devonshire, in England. Com meaning the same or similar coming from Old Latin, and stock or stocc in Old English and stoke or stoke in Middle English, meaning stores, merchandise or supplies. Some people from the Culm River area of Devonshire, in England, were known by the surname of Comstock. Other spellings of the surname of Comstock include: Culmstoke, Colmstoke, Cumstock and Comstoke.

Hext – Hext is a nickname meaning the tallest of the people, tree or other. This surname is common in the southwest of England, in the County of Devon or Devonshire. Some of the people from the area of Devonshire, in England, may have been known by the surname of Hext.

Loman -Loman is a surname in the region of Devonshire, in England. It is no doubt, named after the River Loman, which runs through the County. The surname can also be spelled Lowman. Some of the people, living in or around the area of the River Loman, were known by the surname of Loman.

Underhill – Underhill means the dweller at the foot of a hill. The surname is a word that comes from an Old English word or surname under and hyll, also from Old English under helde or slope. Some people took their surname from this area in Devonshire.

The County of Dorset

Winton – Winton is the name of several villages in England. One of these villages is in the County of Dorset. The Village of Winton is near Bournemouth, in the County of Dorset. The Winton village and surname is derived from Old English meaning enclosed belonging to or containing wine. Many people from the Winton area are know by the surname of Winton.

The County of Durham

Winship – Winship is a word or surname that first appears, in the County of Kent. The City where Winship is thought to come from is Canterbury. It may be after Winsheap Street, which is in Canterbury. The surname of Winship, soon after shows up in the County of Northumberland and the County of Durham. The Old English meaning may be win market or win merchant. The Winship surname may have come by sea, because it does not appear in the Counties in between the County of Northumberland and the County of Durham in the North and the County of Kent in the South. Many people of the area of The County of Durham may have been known, by the surname of Winship.

Northrop – Northrop was a name of a town, which first appears in the County of Durham. The surname of Northrop means north farm. Some of the people, from the area of the town of Northrop, were known by the surname of Northrop.

Norton – Norton was a place name in the County of Durham. The meaning of the place name or surname is that of north town in Old English. Some of the people,who come from the area of Norton, in the County of Durham, were known by the surname of Norton.

Romilly – Romilly first appears in the County of Durham, in England. It comes from a place in northern France called Romilly, Remilly or in England, Romiley. Some people from the area of the County of Durham, in England, were known by the surname of Romilly.

Stainthorpe – Stainthorpe points to a person, from Staindrop, in the County of Durham, in England. The Surname of Stainthorpe means valley with stony ground, from the Old English staener meaning stone ground and hop, which meaning valley. Some of the people from the area of Staindrop, in the County of Durham, in England, may have been  known by one of the surnames of Stainthorpe, Stainthorp or Staindrop.

The County of Essex

Hollands – Hollands is the name of a village in the County of Essex, in England. There are several villages in England by the name of Holland. The surname of Holland or Hollands means ridge land, in Old English. Some of the people of the area of Holland, in the County of Essex, in England may have been know by the surname of Hollands, Holland or Hollan.

Raines – Raines cames from the place of Rayne, in the County of Essex, in England. The Raines surname may have come from the town of Rennes in France. Or it may have come from the Germanic surname of ragin, which means advice or counsel. There are many ways to spell the surname of Raines. Some of the surnames spellings are: Raines, Rains, Raynes, Rayns and Rayens. Some of the people from the area of Rayne, County of Essex, in England, may have been known by the surname of Raines or one of the other spellings.

Roydon – Roydon comes from the place of Roydon, in the County of Essex, in England. Roydon means rye hill in Old English ryge or rye and dun or hill. Some people from the area of Roydon, in the County of Essex, in England, were known by the name of Roydon.

Westley – Westley is an English surname. It is the name of various towns in England. The word or surname is derived from Old English west meaning west and Leah, which means woodland or clearing. Many people from the area of Westley in the County of Essex, in England, were known by the surname of Westley.

Gloucestershire

Woodrow – Woodrow is an English surname. According to Old English meaning; Woodrow means row of houses by a wood. Woodrow is the name of a Place in Gloucestershire and a surname. Many people from the area of Woodrow, may have been known, by the surname of Woodrow.

Hampshire

Outterridge – Outterridge comes from the area of Hamshire. The word or surname of Outterridge is derived from Old English, as the surname of Uhtric, which was composed of two parts, uht meaning dawn and ric meaning power. Some people, from the area may have taken the surname of Outterridge.

Overton – Overton indicated a person, who came from one of several places in or around Overton or Orton, of Hamshire, England. Some people, may have used additional surnames like the surnames of Overton or Orton, such as Overon, Overdin, Overin and Overman.

Wickham – Wickham is a town name used many time in England. One of the larger towns by this name is in Hampshire. The word or surname, Wickham is derived from Old English wic which means village or town. In Latin ham means home or settlement. The Ham word or suffix was established during the time; when the Romans Empire controlled England. Many people, from the area, may have been known by the Wickham surname.

Winchester – Winchester is a town in England. The word or surname appears in Hampshire very early in English history. Winchester is derived from Venta or of Celtic origin, and the Latin word castrum, which means camp or fortress. Many people from Winchester, in Hampshire may have been known by the surname of Winchester.

Herefordshire

Whitney – Whitney is the name of more than one town in England. The town of Whitney is in Herefordshire. The word or surname in Old English is whit meaning white, and ney meaning island. Many people from this area might have been known by the surname of Whitney. Herefordshire is now part of the West Midlands area.

Outterridge – Outterridge comes the area of Herefordshire. The word or surname of Outterridge is derived from the Old English, as the surname of Uhtric, which was composed of two parts, uht meaning dawn and ric meaning Power. Some people from the area may have taken the surname of Outterridge.

Hertfordshire

Putnam – Putnam is a place in Hertfordshire, in England. The surname of Putnam means Putta’s homestead. Some people from the area of Putnam, of Hertfordshire, in England, were known by the surname of Putnam.

Royston – Royston is a place called Royston in Hertfordshire, England. In Old English the meaning of the place or surname is Royse’s town. The surname of Royse was taken from the medieval name of Rose. Some people from the area of Royston, Hertfordshire, in England, were known by the surname of Royston.

Timberlake – Timberlake is an English surname, that takes its meaning and its name from the timber lake.

The County of Kent

Kendall – Kendall comes from the name of a town called Kendale, in the County of Kent, in England. The name of the town and county, both take their names from the River Kent. The surname originates from the Ken meaning Kent and dael meaning valley of dale. The surname put together becomes the valley on the Kent River. Some people from the area of Kendale, in the County of Kent, in England, were known by the surname of Kendall.

Rhodes – Rhodes comes from Greece, or from the Old English rod meaning a clearing in the woodland. There are many locations named for Rhodes. The Greek word or surname was spread by the Romans, who took the Greeks as soldiers, to different places. Some of the people from the area of Rhodes in the County of Kent, England, were known by the surname of Rhodes.

Underhill – Underhill means the dweller at the foot of a hill. The surname is a word that comes from an Old English word or surname under and hyll, also from Old English under helde or slope. Some people took their surname from this area in The County of Kent.

Westbrook – Westbrook is a place in the County of Kent. Westbrook appears in Old English as west for west and broc for brook or stream. Many people from the area, were known by the Westbrook surname.

Whitney – Whitney is the name of more than one area in England. The town of Whitney is in the County of Kent. The word or surname in Old English is Whit meaning White and ney meaning island. Many people from this area might have been known by the surname of Whitney. The County of Kent is on the Southeastern coast of England.

Winship – Winship is a word and surname, which first appears in the County of Kent. The origin of the word or surname is uncertain; but it is thought to originate in Canturbury, in the County of Kent. The possible meaning is either wine market or wine merchant, in Old English. It later shows up in Northumberland and Durham. This means that it must have traveled by sea, as it does not appear in a county in between the North in Northumberland and the South in the County of Kent. In Canterbury there is a street with the name of Wincheap, which may be where the surname came from at first. There are many people from the area of the County of Kent, who are known by the surname of Winship.

Lancashire

Blackburn – Blackburn is a place in the Eastern part of Lancashire, in England. Blackburn is now a city in Lancashire. The meaning of the surname, in Old English is black stream. Some people from the area of the City of Blackburn, in Lancashire, of England, were known by the surname of Blackburn. Other spellings of the surname of Blackburn include: Blackburne, Blackbourn, Blackborn, blackbourne or Blakburn.

Hollands – Hollands was the name of a village in Lancashire, in England. There are several villages in England by the name of Holland. The surname of Holland or Hollands, means ridge land, in Old English. Some of the people of the area, of Holland, Lancashire, in England, were known by the surname of Holland, Hollands or Hollan.

Lum – Lum is the name of a place in Lancashire, England. The place name and the surname is pronounced Lumb. The surname was first Old English lum or lumm, meaning pool. The surname Lum is also, Middle English lum or Lumm, meaning pool. Some of the people living near or around a pool in the area of Lum, Lancashire, in England, were known by the surname of Lum. Other names that may be associated with the surname of Lum, from the area, are Lomax and Lumley.

Marsden – Marsden is the name of a place in Lancashire, in England. The surname comes from Old English  mearc meaning boundary and denu meaning valley. Some people from the area of Marsden, Lancashire, in England, were known by the surname of Marsden.

Northrop – Northrop was a town near Blackburn, in the Lancashire, in England. The meaning of the of the surname Northrop is north farm. Some of the people from the area of Northrop, were known by the surname of Northrop.

Pemberton – Pemberton is the name of a place in Lancashire. Pemberton takes its meaning from the words: Hill, barley and town. Parts of Lancashire have become Greater Manchester. Some people from the area of Pemberton, in Lancashire, of England, were known by the surname of Pemberton.

Platt – Platt is the name of a place and a bridge in Lancashire, in England. The word and surname is in Middle English and Old French meaning plat, flat, thin having to do with the Plank Bridge dialect. Some people from the Platt area may have the origin of their surname in Lancashire.

Prescott – Prescott is the name of a place in England with the meaning of Priest’s cottage. The area of Prescott is in Lancashire. Some people from the area of Prescott, in Lancashire, England, are known by the surname of Prescott.

Preston – Preston is the name of a place of Lancashire, in England. Preston in Old English means priest town. Some people from the area of Preston, Lancashire, England, were known by the surname of Preston.

Statham – Statham is the name of a village, in Lancashire, in England. The The Village of Staham is near the Communities of Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington. The surname of Statham means town of staves, pools or staffs. The word also, means a place, near the river. Some of the people from the area of Statham, of Lancashire in England, were known by the surname of Statham, Stateham, or Statam.

Swindlehurst – Swindlehurst sometimes spelled Swynleyhurst , from the Forest of Bowland, in central Lancashire. In 1190, Sir Robert Fitzhenry, Lord of Lathom, gave a lease of part of the Aules, which means the wood, where the pigs graze. Part of this county, is now that of Merseyside County, in England. This family chose to use Swynleyhurst, as their family name.

Tatham – Tatham comes from an English place called Tatham in the seventh century. The meaning of Tatham is that of a homestead.

Walton – Walton is one of the many villages on the English country side, in Lancashire. The lower part of Lancashire is now the County of Merseyside. The word or surname of Walton comes from Old English wealh, which means foreigner or Celt. This word or surname in Old English was also, weald which means forest, or weall which means wall, or well which means well, spring or water hole. The second half of the word or surname is ton, and in Old English tun. Some people from the area of Walton, took the name of Walton.

Whittle – Whittle is the name of several areas in England. The place name of Whittle is derived from Old English hwit meaning white and hyll meaning hill. Many people in Lancashire may have been known by the surname of Whittle. The lower section of Lancashire is now known as the County of Merceyside.

Leicestershire

Padmore is a name that originally came from Leicestershire, in England.

Lincolnshire

Hollands – Hollands  is a place in Lincolnshire, in England. There are several villages in England by the name of Holland. The surname of Holland or Hollands means ridge land in Old English. Some of the people of the area, of Holland, Lincolnshire, in England, were known by the surname of Holland, Hollands or Hollan.

Lindsay – Lindsay is a surname from an area, named Lindsey in Lincolnshire, in England. The Lindsay surname had its meaning in Old English, as Lincoln island. Lindsay is spelled various ways, such as: Lindsay, Lindsey, Linsey, Linsay, Lyndsey and there are other spellings, also. Some of the people living in or around the area of Lindsey, in Lincolnshire, in England, were known by the surname of Lindsay.

Spalding – Spalding is a place in Lincolnshire, England. It is also, a surname from the same place. The surname Spalding can be spelled in other ways. One of other ways is Spaulding. Some of the people of the area of Spalding, Lincolnshire were known by the surname of Spalding.    

The County of Middlesex

Timberlake – Timberlake is an English surname, that takes its meaning and its name from the timber lake. What was the County of Middlesex, is now known as Greater London.

Wembley – Wembley is an English surname. The surname comes from the County of Middlesex, which is now Greater London. The Meaning is derived from the Old English word wemba. The word wemba means clearing.

The County of Norfolk

Rowe – Rowe was a variation of Rollo, Roland or Rolph, who was the first duke of Normandy. The Word or surname means dweller by a row of hedges or houses. It comes from Middle English row. Some people from the area of Westminister, of the County of Norfolk, in England were known by the surname of Rowe.

Wigmund – Wigmund is the surname used by people from the town of Wymondham in the County of Northumberland. It takes its name from Old English meaning home belonging to Wigmund, from the given surname Wigmund, meaning, in Old English ham or home. Some people from the area of Wymundham are known by the surname of Wigmund.

Wymondham – Wymondham comes from the town of Wymondham in the County of Norfolk. Wymondham takes its name from Old English meaning home belonging to Wigmund. This is combined with the Old English meaning home. Some people from the area of Wymondham are known by the surname of Wymondham.

Wyndham – Wyndham comes form one of the towns in the County of Norfolk. The town actually uses the name of Wymondham. The name of the town of Wymondham, takes its name from Old English, meaning home belonging to Wigmund. This is combined, with the name in Old English meaning home. Some of the people from the area of Wymondham are known by the surname of Wyndham.

Northamptonshire

Blakesley – Blakesley is the name of a town in Northamptonshire, in England. The meaning in Old English, is Blaecwulf. The translation is Black wolf. Some of the people from the area of the Town of Blakesley, in Northamptonshire, in England, were known by the surname of Blakesley. Other spellings of the surname of Blakesley include: Blaksley, Blakly, Blakesly, Blakesely or Blakely.

The County of Northumberland

Radcliff – Radcliff is the name of several places in the English country side. Northumberland is one of the places, where a village named Radcliff exists. The surname of Radcliff takes its meaning from the Old English red cliff. Some people from the area of Radcliff, Northumberland, in England, were known by the surname of Radcliff.

Winship – Winship is a word or surname that first appears in the area of Canterbury in the County of Kent. Shortly after, it appears in Northumberland and Durham. The origin is thought to be Old English for win market or wine merchant. The may have come from Wincheap, a street in Canterbury, in the County of Kent. The surname of Winship may have travelled by sea, because it does not show up in the counties in between the North in County of Northumberland and the County of Durham and the South in the County of Kent, for some time.

Wray – Wray is a name for several places in Northern England. The town name and surname of Wray come from the Old Norse Vr’a, which means corner or nook. The surname Wray is pronounced Ray. Some people, with the surname Ray are from the Wray area and have dropped the W, from their surname.  Some people, from the area of Wray  in Northumberland, may have been known by the surname of Wray.

Nottinghamshire 

Bloodworth – Bloodworth comes from the name of the town of Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, in England. The name was of the Town of Blidworth derived from Old English Blipa,which means happy or blithe and woro which means enclosure. Some of the People from the area of Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, in England, were known by the surname of Bloodworth. Other spellings of the surname of Bloodworth include: Blidworth, Bladworth and Bludworth.

Radcliff – Radcliff is the name of several places in the English country side. Nottinghamshire is one of the places, where a village named Radcliff exists. The surname of Radcliff takes its name from red cliff. Some people from the area of Radcliff, Nottinghamshire, in England, were known by the surname of Radcliff.

Underwood – Underwood in England, comes from an area in Nottinghamshire. The Surname or the word, underwood appears in Middle English as under and wood. Both of these terms, have survived to this day, in the same form. The surname means the people at the edge of the wood.

Oxfordshire

Whitney – Whitney is the name of more than one area in England. The Village of Whitney is in Oxfordshire. The word or surname in Old English is whit meaning white and ney meaning island. Many people from this area might have been known by the surname of Whitney.

Staffordshire

Purcell – Purcell can mean swineherd or possibly a piglet. Piglet from Old French pourcel. The surname first appears in Staffordshire, of England. Some people from the Purcell area of Staffordshire, in England, were known by the surname of Purcell.

Stafford – Stafford is the name of a place near a river or creek; where a person or cart could ford or work his way though the water. The point, at which he is crossing is called a ford. A ford can be by a landing place. In this case Staffordshire, in England.  Some people who lived near of around the ford, in Staffordshire, England may have been known by the surname of Stafford.

Tittensor – Tittensor is a town in England. The surname and place name means Titten’s ridge. The people from this area were known by the name Tittensor. Staffordshire is now part of the West Midlands.

Whittemore – Whittemore is a name for various places in England. In Old English hwit has the meaning of white and mor has the meaning of moor, heath or bog. Staffordshire is now part of the West Midlands. Some people from the area of Whittemore in Staffordshire might have been known by the surname of Whittemore.

Yoxall – Yoxall is the name of a town in Staffordshire in England. The town and surname of Yoxall is derived from Old English geoc meaning oxen yoke and halh meaning nook or recess. Some people from the area of Yoxall in Staffordshire are known by the surname of Yoxall.

The County of Suffolk

Debenham – Debenham was the name of a town, in the County of Suffolk, England. The Debenham surname comes from the name of the River Debenham in Old English Deben meaning deep and ham meaning home or homestead. Some of the people from the area of the Town of Debenham, in the County of Suffolk, in England, were known by the surname of Debenham.

Westley – Westley is an English surname. It is the name of various towns in England. The word or surname is derived from Old English west meaning west, and leah, which means woodland or clearing. Many people from the area of Westley were known by the surname of Westley.

Winthrop – Winthrop is a surname from the County of Suffolk, in England. The surname  is believed to originate in the City of Groton. Winthrop is a place name and became a surname. Some of the people from the County of Suffolk, in England, were known by the surname of Winthrop.

Wortham – Wortham is the name of a town in the County of Suffolk in England. The meaning of the Wortham surname is enclosed homestead. The Wortham surname most likely came from the name of the town. Some people from the area may have been known by the surname of Wortham.

Somersetshire

Brent – Brent is a name of a hill or a village in or around Somersetshire, in England. The word of Brent meaning hill may have come from a Celtic word meaning hill. Some of the people from the area of Brent, Somersetshire, in England, were known by the surname of Brent.

The County of Surrey

Holmwood – Holmwood is a small town or village in the County of Surrey, in England. The meaning of the surname in Old English is holly wood. Some of the people, from the area of Holmwood, in the County of Surrey, in England, were known by the surname of Holmwood.

Norwood – Norwood is a place name in England. Originally taken from an area of the County of Surrey; it became a surname. The meaning of Norwood in Old English is north wood. Some of the people, from the Norwood area were known by the Norwood surname.

Putnam – Putnam is a place in the County of Surrey, in England. The surname of Putnam means Putta’s homestead. Some people from the area of Putnam, in the County of Surrey, in England, were known by the surname of Putnam.

Westcott- Westcott is a surname in England. It comes from the County of Surrey. It is derived from Old English west meaning of west and cottage shortened cott. Many people from the area were known by the surname Westcott.

Winfield – Winfield is the name of a place in the County of Surrey and other areas. The word or surname is derived from the Old English winn, which means meadow or pasture, and feld which means field. Many people, from the area of Winfield, on the County of Surrey, may by known by the surname of Winfield.

The County of Sussex

Payton – Payton comes from the meaning of Paega’s Town. The name of the Town in the County of Sussex, in England, is actually spelled Peyton. The surname Payton can be spelled Payton or Peyton. Some one from, who has the name of Payton was from this area to begin with.

Pitts – Pitts may have an S or an E on the end of the surname. The word Pitt or Pitts means a dweller by the pit or the hollow, coming from the Old English pytt. The word or surname could point to a person from Pitt, Hants or Pett, in Eastern area of the County of Sussex, in England.

Warwickshire

Warrick – Warrick is a variation of the word or surname Warwick. This comes from the name of the English town of Warwick, that is derived from Old English wer, which means weir or dam. In Old English the term wic means village or town. Warwickshire is now part of the West Midlands.

Warwick – Warwick comes from the town or city of Warwick. The word or surname is derived from the Old English wer, which means weir or dam. In Old English the term wic means village or town. Some people from the area of Warwick took the name of Warwick. Warwickshire is now part of the West Midlands.

Worcesterhire 

Timberlake – Timberlake is an English surname, that takes its meaning and its name from the timber lake. Worcestershire is now part of the West Midlands.

Yorkshire

Ayton – Ayton is derived from the name of the town of Ayton in the northern part of Yorkshire, now known as North York. It comes from the Old English version ea meaning river or eg meaning island. This comes together with tun which means enclosure, yard or town. Some of the people in the area of the Town of Ayton, North Yorkshire in England, were knownby the surname of Ayton. Other spellings of the surname of Ayton include: Aiton, Aton, Atone, Aytton, Aytonn.

Bradford – Bradford comes from the City of Bradford, in the Western part of Yorkshire, of England. Now, this area is called West Yorkshire. There are other smaller places, or towns, in England named Bradford. The name Bradford is broad ford in Old English. Some of the people in the area of the City of Bradford, in Yorkshire, in England, were known by the surname of Bradford. Other spellings of the surname of Bradford include: Broadford, Bradfort, Broadfort and Bradfit.

Brigham – Brigham was a name taken from a town by the name of Brigham in Yorkshire, of England. The meaning of the name of Brigham means homestead by the bridge, in Old English. Some of the people from the area of the Town of Brigham, in Yorkshire, in England, were known by the surname of Brigham.

Hillam – Hillam comes from the name of Hillham, which means hamlet on a hill. The surname of Hillam, comes from the North of Yorkshire, England. Some of the people from the area of Hillam, in Yorkshire, England, were known by the surname of Hillam, Hillham or Hillman.

Hogarth- Hogarth was the name of a place in the North of Yorkshire. The surname of Hogarth first appears in the North of Yorkshire. The meaning or the surname of Hogarth is hog pen. Some of the people, of the area of Hogarth, of the North of Yorkshire, in England, were known by the surname of Hogarth.

Horsfall – Horsfall is the name of a place in Yorkshire, England. This name first appears in Yorkshire. The meaning of the surname of Horsfall is horse clearing. Some of the people, from the area of the Village of Horsfall, of Yorkshire, in England, were known by the surname of Horsfall.

Horton – Horton is the name of a town in Yorkshire, England. This surname first appears in Yorkshire. The meaning of the surname of Horton is mud town. Some of the people, from the area of the Town of Horton, in Yorkshire, in England, were known by the surname of Horton.

Huddleston – Huddleston is the name of a town in Yorkshire, England. The surname of Huddleston means Hudel’s town. Some of the people, from the area of  the Town of Huddleston, in Yorkshire, in England, were known by the surname of Huddleston.

Knaggs – Knaggs is a surname that appears first in the area of Yorkshire, in England. The surname of Knaggs means an area, where people are living near or around a small mound.  Some of the people, from the area around the North in Yorkshire, in England, were known by the the surname of Knaggs.

Lum – Lum is the name of a place in the West of the County of York.   The place name and surname is pronounced Lumb. The surname of Lum was first Old English, lum or lumm, meaning pool. The Surname of Lum was also, Middle English, lum or lumm meaning pool. Some of the people living in or around the area of Lum, Lancashire, in the Western part of York, England, were known by the surname of Lum. Other names associated with the surname of Lum, from the area, may by Lomax and Lumley.

Marsden – Marsden  is the name of a place in the Western part of York, in England. The surname of Marsden comes from Old English meac meaning boundary and denu meaning valley. Some of the people of the area of Marsden, in the Western part of York in England, were known by the surname of Marsden.

Owston – Owston comes from one of several places in the South Yorkshire area of England. One of the surnames from this area is Owston, which can, also be spelled Ouston.

Pickering – Pickering came from the name of a town in Yorkshire, in England. The town or surname is derived from the Old English word, Piceringas. This word has the meaning of a tribe. Some people of this area, may have been known, by the surname of Pickering.

Thornton – Thornton, this name comes from West Yorkshire. The meaning of of Thornton, is thorn town, from Old English.

Trask – Trask is the name of a person from the area of Thirsk, England. Thrisk is in the county known as Yorkshire. The Thrisk area is in the north of Yorkshire.

Wakefield – Wakefield’s name comes from the town or city of Wakefield, in the Western section of Yorkshire, of England. This word or surname is derived from Old English wacu, which is wake or vigil, and feld which is field. Many of the people from Wakefield, were known by the surname of Wakefield.

York – York Comes from the English City of York, in Yorkshire, which was originally from eburacon, from the Latin eboracum, meaning Yew in Brythonic, which was altered by an association with Old English eoforwic, meaning pig farm. Some people from the area of the city of York or Yorkshire, are known by the surname of York.