Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Common English Family Names

Family names are often very descriptive. They are often the names of occupations. The following are common English family names:

Smith
Jones
Taylor
Brown
Williams
Wilson
Johnson
Davies
Robinson
Wright

The family names Smith and Taylor refer to occupations. Names such as Johnson mean John's son.  The family name Brown is a colour. Other common family names which are colours are Green and White.

Family names are often connected to occupations. The family name Taylor reflects an earlier spelling of the word tailor. The family name Jones is connected to the name John.


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