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Ashdown - This surname meant "dweller on ash tree hill".
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Baker - This one is self-explanatory.
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Bennett - Whoever has this surname is blessed, as that's what it means.
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Bigge - This surname means "big and strong".
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Brickenden - "Maker of bricks".
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Brooker - This surname meant "dweller by the brook".
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Browne - Derived from the colour.
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Carpenter - Another one related to a profession.
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Cheeseman - And again, the clue is in the name! "Maker of cheese".
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Clarke - Clarke is derived from "cleric" or related professions such as secretary and scholar.
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Cooper - Coopers were barrel-makers.
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Fletcher - "The maker of arrows".
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Foreman - Foreman means "he who looks after pigs".
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Godfrey - This surname has a peaceful and religious meaning, as it means "God-peace".
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Gregory - This means "watchful".
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Hughes - Hughes means "son of Hugh".
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Mannering - "Manly"
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Nash - Like Ashdown, this surname also means "dweller by the ash tree".
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Payne - Payne means "pagan". Does this mean that singer Liam Payne is a pagan?
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Rolfe - During the medieval period the surname Rolfe meant "peasant".
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Taylor - Just like "tailor", this means "maker of clothes".
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Walter - Derives from "water".
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Ward - A ward is a watchman or guard.
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Webb - Webb means "weaver".
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Wood - Exactly what you think.
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Ashdown - This surname meant "dweller on ash tree hill".
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Baker - This one is self-explanatory.
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Bennett - Whoever has this surname is blessed, as that's what it means.
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Bigge - This surname means "big and strong".
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Brickenden - "Maker of bricks".
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Brooker - This surname meant "dweller by the brook".
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Browne - Derived from the colour.
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Carpenter - Another one related to a profession.
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Cheeseman - And again, the clue is in the name! "Maker of cheese".
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Clarke - Clarke is derived from "cleric" or related professions such as secretary and scholar.
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Cooper - Coopers were barrel-makers.
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Fletcher - "The maker of arrows".
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Foreman - Foreman means "he who looks after pigs".
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Godfrey - This surname has a peaceful and religious meaning, as it means "God-peace".
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Gregory - This means "watchful".
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Hughes - Hughes means "son of Hugh".
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Mannering - "Manly"
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Nash - Like Ashdown, this surname also means "dweller by the ash tree".
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Payne - Payne means "pagan". Does this mean that singer Liam Payne is a pagan?
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Rolfe - During the medieval period the surname Rolfe meant "peasant".
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Taylor - Just like "tailor", this means "maker of clothes".
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Walter - Derives from "water".
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Ward - A ward is a watchman or guard.
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Webb - Webb means "weaver".
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Wood - Exactly what you think.
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The origins of British surnames
Historical names and their meanings
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Surnames have been around for centuries, and back in medieval times they served a meaning far more important than they do now. Click on this gallery to find a number of common British surnames from medieval times and learn what meaning they carried.
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