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Title: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Friday 18 December 20 11:07 GMT (UK)
What festive season surnames should I search for in my local cemetery?

I've already found 22 "Dickens"

 :D
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Rosinish on Friday 18 December 20 11:38 GMT (UK)
Not sure about your local cemetery but...

I was in school with a girl with surname Snow

2 work colleagues named Holly

Annie
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: louisa maud on Friday 18 December 20 11:59 GMT (UK)
I used to work with a Mrs Christmas,
LM

Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Friday 18 December 20 12:25 GMT (UK)
There are 4 beginning with Snow**** , 3 with Holly**** , 11 with Christ**** and 13 with Gold****

 8)
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Roobarb on Friday 18 December 20 12:34 GMT (UK)
Winter
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Post by: groom on Friday 18 December 20 13:05 GMT (UK)
Frost
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Post by: *Sandra* on Friday 18 December 20 13:13 GMT (UK)


      YULE
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Friday 18 December 20 13:14 GMT (UK)
there are 5 Winter**** , 8 Frost  and 5 Star****

sadly no Yule!
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: coombs on Friday 18 December 20 18:30 GMT (UK)
I have a Winterflood surname in my Essex ancestry.

No Summerdrought's though.  :)
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: rosie17 on Friday 18 December 20 18:35 GMT (UK)
I used to work with a Mrs Christmas,
LM

When we were out in New Zealand our Aunt had a plumber in doing some work and his name was Mr Christmas  :D
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Erato on Friday 18 December 20 19:02 GMT (UK)
I knew a Jack Frost and also an October Frost [but no Killing Frost].
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: softly softly on Friday 18 December 20 19:09 GMT (UK)
Rupert Slay!

John
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Post by: Roobarb on Friday 18 December 20 21:59 GMT (UK)
Bell  :D
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 18 December 20 22:41 GMT (UK)
there are 5 Winter**** , 8 Frost  and 5 Star****

sadly no Yule!

Try Yewell (11), Youall (6) :D
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Roobarb on Saturday 19 December 20 00:27 GMT (UK)
King
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Post by: Gone on Saturday 19 December 20 00:40 GMT (UK)
Tinsel  :D
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Post by: Roobarb on Saturday 19 December 20 00:49 GMT (UK)
I'd like to bet there won't be any of those!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Gone on Saturday 19 December 20 00:54 GMT (UK)
There might be a Rudolph 🦌
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: louisa maud on Saturday 19 December 20 03:10 GMT (UK)
Way back an Emmanuel Christmas

LM
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: groom on Saturday 19 December 20 09:46 GMT (UK)
Wiseman.
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Post by: PalmTree1 on Saturday 19 December 20 09:52 GMT (UK)
I have a Hollyberry born 24 Dec :D
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Gillg on Saturday 19 December 20 10:00 GMT (UK)
 I once worked with a Dr. Christmas, too.  FreeBMD gives over 15,000 entries for the surname Christmas!
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: eadaoin on Saturday 19 December 20 10:16 GMT (UK)
No surnames, but several Noels and Nollaigs born around Christmas day.

I even had a boy doll called Noel many decades ago.
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Saturday 19 December 20 10:24 GMT (UK)
found 6 Spruce , 14 of Santa's little "Helps" , 3 Woolley and a Merry!  ;D
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: manukarik on Saturday 19 December 20 10:34 GMT (UK)
I have Mary Christmas twice in my tree!
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Saturday 19 December 20 10:37 GMT (UK)
Rupert Slay!

John

Thankfully no Slay lol

no Noel
no Wiseman
no Tinsel
no Yewell or Youall
no Rudolph

but 38 King  and 225 Bell to work through - eek!  ::)
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Guyana on Saturday 19 December 20 10:59 GMT (UK)
We've got a Midwinter.
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Saturday 19 December 20 12:23 GMT (UK)
sorry no Midwinter , no Garland - turned out to be only 17 Bell and 11 Bunting!  ???
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Post by: softly softly on Saturday 19 December 20 13:13 GMT (UK)
Freebmd has many Ding / Dong's

J
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Post by: markheal on Saturday 19 December 20 13:52 GMT (UK)
CHRISTMASS    Caroline Amy        Amersham DEC 1843

Is CHRISTMASS a transcription error???
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Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 19 December 20 14:37 GMT (UK)
Gift...
Cross...
King...
Berry.

Carol
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Gone on Saturday 19 December 20 15:08 GMT (UK)
If you keep this one going till Easter, can I get the first one in?
I've got lots of Egg's in the Hamshire branch of the family, good and bad!
Griff  :D
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 19 December 20 15:12 GMT (UK)
If you keep this one going till Easter, can I get the first one in?
I've got lots of Egg's in the Hamshire branch of the family, good and bad!
Griff  :D

Any chocolate ones  ;D ;D ;D

Carol
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: guest141721 on Saturday 19 December 20 15:13 GMT (UK)
My wife had a great uncle called Rudolf
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Gone on Saturday 19 December 20 15:43 GMT (UK)
If you keep this one going till Easter, can I get the first one in?
I've got lots of Egg's in the Hamshire branch of the family, good and bad!
Griff  :D

Any chocolate ones  ;D ;D ;D

Carol
One bad Egg was sent to prison for 6 months, so I'd imagine there were Celebrations. And a couple of Heroes in WW1.
Looking at the few photos I have, I don't think any of the women were Fox's
Griff 😂
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Vance Mead on Saturday 19 December 20 15:46 GMT (UK)
There were quite a few people named Christmas (and variants) in Essex. I suppose some of them must have been Father Christmas. :)

CHRISTMASS    Caroline Amy        Amersham DEC 1843

Is CHRISTMASS a transcription error???
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Sunday 20 December 20 10:48 GMT (UK)
states over 500+ White to work on - eek ! 

1 Bing***
84 Crosby

162 Berry to work on - eek !

no Carol
no Gift
no Dong but 187 Ding*** to work on - eek !

there were no 3 ships only 1 Ship***

and 40 Joy*** to work on too!

 8)
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Gone on Sunday 20 December 20 11:04 GMT (UK)
states over 500+ White to work on - eek ! 

1 Bing***
84 Crosby

162 Berry to work on - eek !

no Carol
no Gift
no Dong but 187 Ding*** to work on - eek !

there were no 3 ships only 1 Ship***

and 40 Joy*** to work on too!

 8)
Do you have any Truelove's, Partridges, peartree's? ........ 🤓
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Sunday 20 December 20 11:36 GMT (UK)
Sorry no true but 30 Love**** to work with

168 Pear**** eek but no tree

no partridge
no turtle
no doves

118 French to work on and 91 Hens**** to look at!

 ;D
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Roobarb on Sunday 20 December 20 11:55 GMT (UK)
Herald? Angel? Or how about Bethlehem, Nazareth or noooo! Herod!
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: confusion on Sunday 20 December 20 12:11 GMT (UK)

I have one Carol but plenty of Caroline's.

Berry 60
King 6
Manger 4
Shepherd 4
Sleigh 1
Traveller 11
Frost 49

The best name of all is 3 Winter Frosts, father, son and grandson.

Can anyone beat that ! ! !

Jim


Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Sunday 20 December 20 12:29 GMT (UK)
no herald, angel, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Herod, manger or sleigh but 80 Shepherd to look at !!!  ::)
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Gone on Sunday 20 December 20 12:42 GMT (UK)
no herald, angel, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Herod, manger or sleigh but 80 Shepherd to look at !!!  ::)
no herald, angel, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Herod, manger or sleigh but 80 Shepherd to look at !!!  ::)
Oh! Shepherd, yes. I've got lots of those, including one "Topsy Shepherd" 😉
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: ev on Sunday 20 December 20 12:45 GMT (UK)
There was a tale about the Navy...........
A rating was working with a man who's surname was Christmas.
When asked by a Petty Officer what he was waiting on he replied "Christmas".
Poor man ended up on a charge.


ev
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 20 December 20 13:24 GMT (UK)
Ev... ;D ;D ;D

Jolly
Joseph
Starr
Almond

Carol
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Rosinish on Sunday 20 December 20 16:15 GMT (UK)
A few TINSEL in Scotland  ;)

Annie
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: markheal on Sunday 20 December 20 20:17 GMT (UK)
Rosinish,
I had entirely forgotten the usage of that word that I had to look it up!

tinsel (n.)
mid-15c., "a kind of cloth made with interwoven gold or silver thread," from Anglo-French tencele, Old French estencele, estincelle "spark, spangle" (see stencil (n.)). "In 14-15th c. Fr., the s of es- had long been mute" [OED]. Meaning "very thin sheets or strips of shiny metal" is recorded from 1590s. Figurative sense of "anything showy with little real worth" is from 1650s, suggested from at least 1590s. Use of Tinseltown for "Hollywood" is by 1972.
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Friday 25 December 20 12:32 GMT (UK)
I found five "Bowes"  :D
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: barryd on Friday 25 December 20 23:53 GMT (UK)
Bowes mostly in County Durham
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: youngtug on Saturday 26 December 20 07:06 GMT (UK)
Might be because of the village of that name being there, although what it has to do with seasonal names I don't know.
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 26 December 20 14:10 GMT (UK)
The sports editor for our local paper a few years ago was called.
Chris Tingle

Carol
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: Rosinish on Tuesday 29 December 20 03:11 GMT (UK)
1 Myrrh b Scotland also quite a few Myrr*

Annie
Title: Re: Seasonal Surnames
Post by: plimmerian on Friday 08 January 21 11:44 GMT (UK)
Sadly no "Ribbon" to go with the "Bowes"  :-\