Surnames as first child's middle name

[jorose]

Other than relatives you do sometimes get children named after close friends, or local worthies (the doctor etc), famous people, and so on.

It is worth considering what first names go with the name - I have one which nearly always goes with "John" which goes back from my grandfather to a marriage in the 1700s, and I'm sure if you looked at children with the middle name "Nelson" born in the UK you'd find a higher than usual number of Horatios among them.

[busylizzie123]

Interesting...................only now that I have been traceing my ancestry have I found out why my Dad's middle name was Green......................his Grandfather died and Grandmother remarried a Mr Green as my Dad's father was only 3 when his father died he was brought up with all his half siplings named Green.

I just wonder why they gave only my Dad this middlename as he had 4 older Brothers and a sister, guess I'll never know but think it was quite a nice gesture to carry the name.

Eliz