Looking for the origins of these surnames!
Please help me!
Bonner
Davies
Donnelly
Lafferty
Lewis
McAulay
McGill
Rodgers
Wason
Williams
Wise
Bonner
Davies
Donnelly
Lafferty
Lewis
McAulay
McGill
Rodgers
Wason
Williams
Wise
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Lewis=English
McAulay=ScottishIrish
McGill ScottishIrish
Rodgers [Roger; Usually a male given name; rare, 1 out of 5882 males. Also a rare surname; 1 out of 100000. Popularity rank; U.S.A., #11314. EnglishFrench :Famous spear.
Williams= English
Wise=English
If I am wrong, do not be afraid to correct me. I will not be offended:)
McAulay=ScottishIrish
McGill ScottishIrish
Rodgers [Roger; Usually a male given name; rare, 1 out of 5882 males. Also a rare surname; 1 out of 100000. Popularity rank; U.S.A., #11314. EnglishFrench :Famous spear.
Williams= English
Wise=English
If I am wrong, do not be afraid to correct me. I will not be offended:)
Davies, Lewis, Rogers and Williams are self-explanatory, denoting descent from a man named David, Lewis, etc. As there seems to be a Welsh background here I should add that Lewis can be for the Germanic Lewis/Louis, or in Wales, originally as a suitable replacement for Llewelyn.
Bonner, like Bonar, is from the French bon air. I think it meant that the bearer was a cheerful person, though I'm not sure. It's also found in Ireland as a substitute for an Irish name O Cneafsaigh. I may come back to that, and the other Gaelic names, otherwise I could be here for hours. I'm sort of hoping Sean takes a fancy to them.
Putting up a couple of names at a time might not be a bad idea.
Bonner, like Bonar, is from the French bon air. I think it meant that the bearer was a cheerful person, though I'm not sure. It's also found in Ireland as a substitute for an Irish name O Cneafsaigh. I may come back to that, and the other Gaelic names, otherwise I could be here for hours. I'm sort of hoping Sean takes a fancy to them.
Putting up a couple of names at a time might not be a bad idea.