where does the family name maynard come from?
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You mean, it's not Maynard, Massachusetts? Darn!\n\nOK, the way I find things like this is to search ellisisland.org.\n\nboop boop boop boop boop boop boop...searching...\n\nok, the preponderance of people arriving in the US with the name Maynard 100 or so years ago came from England or from English colonies... so my bet is on England.\n\nThat website is a fun way to look up your great grandpa, by the way.\n\ndid some more searching and found the following... though, before you read it, let me add, it is from one of those Family Crest/Coat of Arms websites, which are a bunch of BS. You should know that the Coat of Arms that goes with a family name is something that only one person is entitled to. So, the Earl of Maynard, or something, can hoist this coat of arms, but not his kids, nor cousins, nor total strangers in other countries. So, take info from these websites with a grain of salt. In any case, here's what they say:\n\nThe Surname Maynard is derived from the Germanic personal name Mainard, which is composed of the elements magin, which means strength, and hard, which means hardy, brave or strong. This personal name was popular among the Normans and it was brought to England after the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror gave his friends and relatives most of the land formerly owned by Anglo-Saxon aristocrats. The Normans imported a vast number of Norman French personal names, which largely replaced traditional Old English personal names among the upper and middle classes.\n\nSpelling variations include: Maynard, Mainard and others.\n\nFirst found in Suffolk where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.\n\nSome of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Kingsmill Maynard settled in Virginia in 1663; James Maynard was banished from the west of England to the Barbados in 1685; Nicholas Maynard settled with his wife and five children and servants in the Barbados in 1680.
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Used as a nickname for a native or resident of Indiana.\n\nWord History: We know where Hoosiers come from: Indiana. But where does the name Hoosier come from? That is less easy to answer. The origins of Hoosier are rather obscure, but the most likely possibility is that the term is an alteration of hoozer, an English dialect word recorded in Cumberland, a former county of northwest England, in the late 19th century and used to refer to anything unusually large. The transition between hoozer and Hoosier is not clear. The first recorded instance of Hoosier meaning “Indiana resident” is dated 1826; however, it seems possible that senses of the word recorded later in the Dictionary of Americanisms, including “a big, burly, uncouth specimen or individual; a frontiersman, countryman, rustic,” reflect the kind of use this word had before it settled down in Indiana. As a nickname, Hoosier was but one of a variety of disparaging terms for the inhabitants of particular states arising in the early 19th century. Texans were called Beetheads, for example; Alabamans were Lizards; Nebraskans were Bug-eaters; South Carolinians were Weasels, and Pennsylvanians were Leatherheads. People in Missouri might have had it worst of allthey were called Pukes. Originally, these names were probably taken up by people living in neighboring states, but belittled residents adopted them in a spirit of defiant pride, much as American colonists turned the derisive term Yankee into a moniker for their spirit of rebellion. Today, most of these frontier nicknames have disappeared from the landscape. A few like Okie still exist with much of their original animus. Others survive as nicknames for the sports teams of state universitiesthe North Carolina Tarheels, the Ohio Buckeyes, and so onfighting words only on the playing field or court.
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Did you mean surname Hucks? I found one website that gives a good description of the origin, but I was unable to copy/paste it. The link is below :-)
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Jack\n\nand they had a sister named\n\nJill
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Tool is my favorite band and A perfect circle follows closely behind. Maynard James Keenan is the lead singer for both and that guy is my mother fucking hero.
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The indigenous Potawatomi tribe called the marshes on which Chicago was later built "Checagou," which translates to "wild onion" or "garlic" (also referred to as "skunk cabbage"). [1] This name was transferred by European explorers to the Chicago River, and then by settlers to the name of the city. Before Chicago's founding, the name of the river was spelled several ways, such as "Chetagu" or "Shikago".[citation needed]\n\nThe origin of Chicago's nickname as "The Windy City" is debated and has many possible politically-motivated origins (see List of nicknames for Chicago). The most common explanation is that the phrase was created by New York newspapers in the 1880s, during a national debate over which city would host the 1893 World's Fair. However, the Chicago citizenry turned the intended slur into a compliment of the city's new life and vitality following a quick recovery from the previous decade's Great Chicago Fire. Hence the name remains in common usage. However, there has been evidence that the term Windy City had been in use prior to this common explanation. See Windy City, Origin of Name (Chicago) for a more thorough discussion.
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It wasn't, it was the land of ANGLES. The Angles were Germanic people, from Angeln in Schleswig, who settled in East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria in the 5th century. Southern and eastern Britain was later called Engla-lond (in Old English, "Land of the Angles"), thus England.
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The name itself comes from England.  \n\nIn the United States, the family name is generally attributed to one of the pilgrim passengers of the Mayflower in 1620.  He became a successful merchant in the Cape Cod area and had 11 children.  There is a genealogical society dedicated to him entitled The Pilgrim John Howland Society.  His descendents are now spread throughout the world.
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Calyborri\n\nCalyborri Ine Kneale was my ancestress from Mallenhowne, Isle of Man.\n\nAlwara, Alvarissa, Lucia, Alice, Helwise, Bridget, Ada, etc. are all other names from that time period in my family tree.\n\nIf you want Norse/Viking names, I have a BUNCH of those too!
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Hi there,\n\nThe name originated from Spain and Cuba.  Here are a couple of websites with more info:\n\nhttp://www.surnameweb.org/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=swlink&report=norigin&surname=Galarza\n\nhttp://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=5&ln=Galarza&o_xid=9879&o_lid=9879&o_xt=21840&offerid=0%3a7896%3a0
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The surname of Burls originated in England.  This was the name given to the cup bearers of noble families.  It is derived from the word "byrle" which means "cup bearer or butler."  Hope this helps.  You can view a picture of the Burls family crest at http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/burles-family-crest.htm
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HENRY  \nGender: Masculine \n\nUsage: English \n\nPronounced: HEN-ree   [key] \n \nFrom the Germanic name Heimerich which meant "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home" and ric "power, ruler". This name was introduced into Britain by the Normans. It was borne by eight kings of England including the infamous Henry VIII, as well as six kings of France and seven kings of Germany. Other famous bearers include arctic naval explorer Henry Hudson, novelist Henry James, and automobile manufacturer Henry Ford.
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It's a Hispanic name.  Could be from Spain, or anywhere in Latin America from Mexico to Chile.
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One of the problems you may encounter is that sometimes immigrants changed their names in the new country.  For example, in John Jake's book "Homeland" he tells the story of a German immigrant family to the US named 'Kronin', who upon arriving in the US changed their name to 'Crown'.  The name 'Delbrey' could have been made up.  I know a person who was of Hungarian ancestry, and I believe the original name may have been something like 'Fulke', after a divorce changed her name from Shaeffer to 'Folk'.  So you see the problems in trying to trace things like this can be overwhelming.  Unless you have some record of the family line going way back it could be a very difficult search indeed.
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Tool is the best band ever. They did not become A Perfect Circle, Maynard the lead vocalist is the only member of Tool in A Perfect Circle.
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All I can find out is that the name Chesher is derived from when a Cresher family lived in Cheshire, first heard outside England was a Thomas Chesher who settled in New England USA. Sorry it`s not much. Hope it help`s
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This name probably comes from the name Griselda, which is derived from the Germanic elements gris "grey" and hild "battle".\n\nSee the link below for more info.\n\nWK