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ArchivesOrigin of (almost definitely) extinct surname
While I have been researching my family history, I have come across several unusual surnames and I have managed to find the origins and meanings of all of these, except from the surname 'Reachelous'. Most of the people with the surname Reachelous (and its many spelling variants- Rachelous, Rechelous, Reatchelows, Rechelows to name just a few) come from the following British counties: Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. The last record I could find for someone with this surname was the mid 19th century.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Er... never heard of it
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The name Reckless is extant in England, though far from common. Reaney and Wilson list this name, giving instances - John Recheles, 1273; Henry Reklesse, 1477, in Northamptonshire. From Old English receleas, "reckless, indifferent". Reachelous, etc., might be variants.
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