This is the area from which my family name originated from in the 16th century.
Where is your family name from?
This is the area from which my family name originated from in the 16th century
brown southron, you are not European
Hyperborea
Normandy
Ireland
I've seen conflicting sources but likely somewhere in Boulogne
brown southron, you are not European
Ireland
Gaelic for "son of the strong one"
Southern Tipperary
Based southern bvll
yea
My family name is a job description so anywhere in the german speaking regions
My great-great(x15) grandfather had a Hanoverian placename when he immigrated, but his grandchildren improperly Anglicized it in the early 1700s, so now it has no real meaning but is rather unique.
Gigabased
>improperly Anglicized
wat
I've always been somewhat jealous of people who can trace that far back.
t. Hans Schmidt
>Where is your family name from?
Around this area in the red.
They tried to change it to a relatively common Anglo last name that sounded similar, which other families from Germany who came over with the same original last name also did, but my ancestors chose a very 'unique' spelling of it such that anyone who has my specific last name is guaranteed to be descended from them.
brown southron, you are not European
my surname most recently seems to come from East Sussex, but further back comes from around Fife I think. it's very uncommon so it's easy to see the areas where it's most concentrated.