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Hello all. I've been a big fan of behindthename.com (surnames.behindthename.com included, of course) for quite some time, but it was only just now, when idly searching for an etymology for 'Vanhomrigh', that I discovered this message board. Excellent resource, this.
In any event, I'm looking for information on the surname Vankoughnett. I know one Vankoughnett, and there are a bunch more in my area of Ontario, Canada. I've seen it spelt Vancoughnett as well. A website I found while googling lists it as a variant of Vanconant, which could very well be. As far as I know, the ancestors of the fellow I know came from the Low Countries, probably somewhere in what's now the Netherlands. Can anyone give me any information on this name?
In any event, I'm looking for information on the surname Vankoughnett. I know one Vankoughnett, and there are a bunch more in my area of Ontario, Canada. I've seen it spelt Vancoughnett as well. A website I found while googling lists it as a variant of Vanconant, which could very well be. As far as I know, the ancestors of the fellow I know came from the Low Countries, probably somewhere in what's now the Netherlands. Can anyone give me any information on this name?
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