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Foster Family Tree containing
255 individuals and
73 families.
Origin of the name: Foster
This English medieval surname, the family name of the Lords Oriel of Ireland, has at least four possible origins. The first is an occupational name for a saddle tree maker, a very important occupation seven hundred or more years ago. Here the derivation is from the Old French "fustier", itself originating from the word "fustre", meaning a block of wood. This term was introduced into Britain after the 1066 Norman French invasion. Secondly, and again occupational, the name may describe a maker or user of "forcetier", these being steel shears widely used in both agriculture and textile production. A third possibility is that Foster is a contracted or dialectal spelling of Forester, a term which described a civil officer in charge of a forest. John Forester, who was recorded in the 1183 Pipe Rolls of the county of Surrey, was the first recorded bearer of this name. The last possible origin is very unusual. Here the derivation is from a shortened spelling of the Olde English pre 7th Century compound "cild-fostre", and as such an occupational nickname for a foster parent or possibly a foster child. John Foster, who was recorded in the 1373 Court Roll of the borough of Colchester, Essex, was of this source. The surname was one of the very first into the New England colonies of America. John Foster, age unknown, being recorded as being "alive in Virginea, on February 18th 1623". The first recorded spelling of the family name is probably that of Durand le Fuster, which was dated circa 1179, in the "Register of St. Bartholomew's Hospital", London, during the reign of King Henry 11nd, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189.
Origin of the name: Todd
This name, found mainly in the north of England and Scotland, is of early medieval English origin. It is a nickname surname for someone thought to resemble a fox in some real or fancied way, for example, either in being quick or clever, or perhaps more obviously in having red hair. The derivation is from the Northern Middle English "tod(de)", a fox. The Scottish form of this name usually appears as Tod. The name development includes Richard Todd (1231 Northumberland) and Richard le Todde (1275 Worcestershire). On December 12th 1586, David Todd married Margaret Ashleby, at St. Mary Somerset, London, and the marriage of Annes Todd and Franncis Carrowe, took place on October 2nd 1587, at St. Peter Eastcheap, London. The name is found recorded in America as early as the 17th Century, when one Robert Todd, aged 23 yrs, sailed aboard "The Hopewell" to "Elizabeth Cittie", Hampton River, Virginia in 1622. Among the recordings in Yorkshire are the marriage of Robert Todd and Jane Storrow on January 15th 1616 at Wensley. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Hugo Tod, which was dated 1168, at Norfolk, during the reign of King Henry 11, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189.
Origin of the name: Sangster
This surname of English origin, is either an occupational name for a singer or chorister, or, a nickname for a person who was always singing. It is derived from the Old English pre 7th Century 'sangere' or 'songere' meaning 'singer'. The name dates back to the late 13th Century, (see below). Further recordings include Thomas le Sanggere (1327) 'The Subsidy Rolls of Somersetshire', and John le Sangere (1327) 'The Subsidy Rolls of Essex'. Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Songer, Sangar, Sangster, etc.. One Abraham Sanger married Mary Dodd on the 24th January 1617, at St. Margaret Westminster. John, son of Abraham Sanger, was christened in August 1620 at St. Margaret, Westminster. One Judy Sangar, aged nineteen, a famine emigrant, sailed from Liverpool to New York aboard the Metoka on January 7th 1846. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John le Songere, which was dated 1296, in the 'Middle English Occupational Terms', during the reign of King Edward 1, known as 'The Hammer of the Scots', 1272 - 1307.
Origin of the name: Ranns
This surname is of Irish origin and is usually found as Mac Rann, itself a variant of the name Mac Crann, which is a synonym of (Mac) Rinn. The derivation of this patronymic (son of) is from the Gaelic "Mac Bheoin", meaning son of the Raven, probably originally a nickname given to someone with the fancied attributes of this bird. Apparently there is no connection between the two distinct sept O' Rinn of Cork and this sept which originates in County Leitrim. Patrick Rann is recorded as emigrating from Belfast to the Port of New York, America in 1847, and the name is also found in marriage records in St. Munchin's, Limerick, with the marriage of Sarah Ranns and Charles Houly on November 5th 1765. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of James Rann, which was dated 1630, in the London (marriage Licences), during the reign of King Charles 1, known as "The Martyr", 1625 - 1649.
Origin of the name: Lufkin
This name is of early medieval English origin, and is one of the patronymic forms of the diminutive variant of the surname "Love". The derivation of the name is from the medieval (Middle English) given name, Love, a development of the Old English pre 7th Century 'Lufu', a female personal name, or the masculine equivalent "Lufa", with the medieval diminutive suffix "-kin", and, in the case of patronymic forms, a final "s" to indicate a shortened form of "son of". The personal name appears as "Luuekin" in 1221 (Shropshire), and as "Lovekyn" in 1279 (Cambridgeshire), while the surname development includes: John Loukin (1279, Cornwall) and Robert Lufkyn (1524, Suffolk). The modern surname can be found as Lovekin, Lufkin, Lucken(s), Luckin(s), Lukin(s) and Lukyn. The marriage of Edward Lukins and Abigail Start was recorded on September 1st 1680 at St. James's, Duke's Place, London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Osbert Lovekin, which was dated 1275, in the "Worcestershire Subsidy Rolls", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307.
Origin of the name: Hales
This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for someone who lived in a nook or hollow, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century "halh" a nook, hollow, recess. In northern England the word often has a specialized meaning, denoting a piece of flat alluvial land by the side of a river, originally one deposited in a bend; in the south-east it seems often to have referred to a patch of dry land in a fen. In some cases the surname may be a locational name from any of the several places in England named with this archaic form. The surname is first recorded in the latter half of the 12th Century (see below). Robert Attehal' is noted in the Curia Regis Rolls of Lincolnshire (1212) and Morus de la Hale is listed in the Curia Regis Rolls of Kent (1214). Variations in the spelling of the surname range from Hale, Haile and Hele to Hayles and Hailes. One of the earliest settlers in the New World was John Hales, aged 21 yrs., who departed from the port of London aboard the "Assurance" bound for Virginia in July 1635. This illustrious family have had no less than twenty Coats of Arms granted to them, and the name is recorded twelve times in the Dictionary of National Biography. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William de Hales, which was dated 1180, in the "Pipe Rolls of Shropshire", during the reign of King Henry 11, "The Builder of Churches", 1154-1189.
Most Prevalent Family Names
Hales (47), Sangster (29), Ludkin (18), Foster (16), Todd (14), Parkin (13), Ranns (12), Hall (8), Culyer (8), Gowing (7), Howlett (6), Alderslade (5), Munro (4), Smith (3), Aunger (3), Walker (2), Ringer (2), Perry (2), Cooper (2), Brunskill (2) | | Most Prevalent Places
Forncett St. Peters, Norfolk (13), Melton Magna (6), Co Durham (6), Cavenham, Mildenhall, Suffolk (5), Easington, Co Durham (5), Norfolk (4), Garboldisham, Norfolk (3), New Zealand (3), Wheatley Hill, Co Durham (3), Wacton, Norfolk (3), Suffolk (3), Long Stratton, Norfolk (3), Norwich (2), Tudhoe, Co Durham (2), Sherburn, Co Durham (2), Smith Street (no. 17), Wheatley Hill, Co Durham (2), Chester Le Street, Co Durham (2), Shotton Tilery, Co Durham (2), Houghton Le Spring, Co Durham (2), St. Michael and All Angels, Houghton Le Spring (2) |
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