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Website for origin of a surname?
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Willow | Report | 4 May 2006 12:20 |
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Hi I was looking to find the origin of a surname (rancombe) does anyone know any good sites? thanks |
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Heather | Report | 4 May 2006 12:44 |
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Have a google! |
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Sarah | Report | 4 May 2006 12:44 |
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Hi Keiley, I just googled 'surname origin' & got this: http://genealogy*about*com/od/surnames/a/surname_meaning.htm (replace * with .) Good luck. Sarah :-) Also googled Rancombe - apparently it's a place too. |
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Willow | Report | 4 May 2006 12:50 |
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Heather: I have googled it, and none of the websites have any information on the surname Rancombe, hence why I asked on here. |
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Willow | Report | 4 May 2006 12:51 |
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Sarah Thanks, I have already emailed this site as the name Rancombe isnt listed. Thanks anyway |
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Heather | Report | 4 May 2006 12:53 |
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googled results: variant of Ramscombe includes Rancombe From Rams (Sheep) and Combe (Valley) Apparently from Devon |
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Willow | Report | 4 May 2006 12:59 |
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I think you will find thats ranscombe. The main reason I am interested is because between 1837 and 1983 there are only 20 odd births registered for the name. Which made me think perhaps the name isnt from the UK. |
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Willow | Report | 4 May 2006 13:02 |
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Have you got the url. I have heard of Ranscombe being explained as that but not Rancombe. |
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Phoenix | Report | 4 May 2006 14:38 |
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Some surnames simply died out. Drinkmilk, Achym and Plankeney are three connected with my family which don't seem to exist any more. If people move round the country, particularly if they can't spell, their name can get mangled. Rancombe in one county could be Wrankham in another. Looking at Ancestry, the name doesn't exist in 1841, but that probably means that their soundex cannot cope with the particular variation. The same surname can have different meanings in different parts of the country, so you need to get back as far as you can before you can be happy with any definition. My Skillings family bear a surname that might mean: lean-to, shilling or kitchen boy. I'm keeping an open mind as to which it is! |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 4 May 2006 21:12 |
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Many surnames originate from place names. This goes back to mediaeval times, when people did not have surnames, and when they were called upon to give one (eventually) they just used the name of the Manor to which they belonged. Surnames are interesting but I think an awful lot of earnest twaddle is put about for the origins of some names.(Particularly on American sites). My rule is: if it sounds like a place name, then that is probably where it originated. You could look to see if there are any very early Manorial records in the area, or early Church records. Olde Crone |
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