Re: surnames
in reply to a message by John
Lockamy is an alteration of Belgian Lockerman whose origin you'll find at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/lockerman-family-history.ashx. Ganong is an alteration of French Guenon, from the Germanic name Wano derived from wan ‘hope’. Shuker is a Jewish name from Arabic shukr ‘thankfulness’. Kuskie is an alteration of Polish Kurkowski which is derived from the placename Kurkowo.
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surnames  ·  John  ·  11/10/2010, 3:47 PM
Re: surnames  ·  Marc  ·  11/10/2010, 6:10 PM