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ArchivesRe: meaning of british surnames
in reply to a message by M,S
The Oxford Dictionary of Surnames (1997) has:
BLISSET: "blessed"
HOGSFLESH: "hog's flesh", probably nickname for a butcher
It doesn't have SHADLOW, but various names beginning with SHAD-, and it's usually "shade", so "dweller in low shady land" would be a good guess.
Andy ;—)
BLISSET: "blessed"
HOGSFLESH: "hog's flesh", probably nickname for a butcher
It doesn't have SHADLOW, but various names beginning with SHAD-, and it's usually "shade", so "dweller in low shady land" would be a good guess.
Andy ;—)
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