English Names

[LizzieL]

George Redmonds does mention Depledge in his Dictionary of Yorkshire Surnames.

He traces it back to Depleach (Hall) in Cheshire, and notes a Nicholas Deepleache in Ashton under Lyne PRs in 1594. He also comments that it had arrived in Barnsley by then, with a reference to Surnames, DNA and Family History, which he co-authored with Turi King and David Hey.

In this latter book it's said that most pre-1600 references in Cheshire were in Mottram-in-Longdendale, and that Depleach Hall was near Cheadle. The early Barnsley example is dated to 1570.

That's interesting, thank you
The earliest I've found in Barnsley is a baptism in 1575 for a son of William Depledge, maybe William had earlier children or was married there. Some researchers connect them to my line but I'm not sure yet.

[arthurk]

Going back to the original question, The Record Interpreter by C.T. Martin gives de Bosco as a Latinised version of English surnames such as Wood or Boyce, the latter being derived from Norman French Bois, Dubois etc. So presumably de Bosco could have been used for those French names too.

(I have an old copy of The Record Interpreter in book form, but I think it's also available at the Internet Archive.)

[boscoe]

Thank you for all your comments about de. I am familiar with names and their D beginnings. Walt Disney the cartoonist is a good French example. I'm afraid books of names in England are not so widespread in the world.

[clayton bradley]

Thank you arthurk for the information. I don't have that book, just a bit too dear for me, unfortunately, but I borrowed it on inter-library loan for the surnames I am interested in.