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I just discovered my gg-grandmother's surname was Candlin, and was wondering about the origin. She was born in Scotland but I thought it could be Irish - there is an Irish surname Candlish which is similar. At first I thought it would be related to Chandler but my Oxford names book has no similar looking derivatives. Any ideas?
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Candlin is listed (under CANDELAND) in Reaney and Wilson's "Dictionary of English Surnames".They trace its pedigree thus: Candlin, from Middle English (c. 1150-1550?) Gandelin, a corruption of Gamelin, a diminutive of Old Norse Gamall, a name which literally means "old".
Black, in his "Surnames of Scotland", lists a surname, Candelane, which turns out to be the same as the English name. So there may have been English and Scottish Candlins, though Black doesn't cite that spelling of the name.
Black, in his "Surnames of Scotland", lists a surname, Candelane, which turns out to be the same as the English name. So there may have been English and Scottish Candlins, though Black doesn't cite that spelling of the name.
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Thanks for you help!
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