A New Old Thread

I spotted this a couple of hours ago and hope nobody minds my resurrecting it.

It's about surnames and I'd like to stress that people really shouldn't put their last names online, but I found it most interesting.

My maiden surname is also in the Domesday Book in 1086, but my married surname has never been researched.

This thread was put on a couple of years ago, so have a toot at the link. It's very interesting.

http://www.over50sforum.com/showthread.php?t=3454

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Interesting. apparently my name is derived from pre 7th century old English

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OMG your surname doesn't start with the letter S does it Mags?

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My maiden name was also first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.

My married surname is of French origin.

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This is what mine says:

This ancient English and Scottish surname was rarely recorded and never as a surname, before the Norman Invasion of 1066. Its popularity dates from the 12th century when returning Crusaders from the Holy Land gave it to one of their sons in commemoration of the fathers expedition. The derivation is from the Hebrew male given name ....... meaning "gift of the Lord".

There are variations of the spelling though.

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Ooh ...who would that be, Paul?

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You Mags.

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I meant what would the S stand for!

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I aint saying but my surname begins with S and is from a now disappeared Yorkshire village too. We're not bloody related are we? I have a couple of relations called Mags or Margaret.

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don't worry Paul, it doesn't begin with S ........ phew!!!