Friday, September 01, 2006
What is in a name?
This is a fascinating web site if you are interested in the origin of names. I have always known Black is a Scottish name but had not appreciated that it mostly originated from the lowland areas near the border and the west coast. In 1881 it was virtually non-existent in England and Wales according to this site.
On my paternal grandmother's side, the family are Mcleods who in 1881 were almost entirely confined to the North West of Scotland and the islands around the Isle of Skye. She was a Welsh speaker from Llandudno junction of course!
On my paternal grandmother's side, the family are Mcleods who in 1881 were almost entirely confined to the North West of Scotland and the islands around the Isle of Skye. She was a Welsh speaker from Llandudno junction of course!
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Interesting site. My name is Hughes, which, unsurprisingly perhaps, existed almost entirely in Wales in 1881. But the site doesn't cover Ireland, which is the actual origen in my case.
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