Several surnames I need
Here are some surnames of friends of mine that aren't in this site:

Kiernan
Myles
Skene

And I'd like to know the meaning of Jonsson, Monkhouse and Gibb
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For JOHNSSON see JOHNSON
MONKHOUSE probably means what it says, or rather someone working there
GIBB is from Gilbert
MYLES either from Lat. "miles" (soldier) or from Michael
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Skene is a place near Aberdeen. According to Basil Cottle the name means "bush."
Kiernan or MacKiernan - Irish Mac Thighearnain (modern spelling MacThiarnain), "son of Tiernan." The basis of the given name is Tighearna, "lord." The letter H after the T indicaes that the T is not prnounced following Mac.
Re Gibb, I would just add that this surname is usually Scottish.
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