Surnames

alternateorg on July 18, 2003

What’s your last name mean? Via MeFi.

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6 Replies to “Surnames”

  1. bk July 18, 2003 at 3:54 pm

    KELLOGG :
    English, designated one who slaughtered hogs; men who cut and sold meat were prominent everywhere.
    How fucked up is that?!!

  2. kev July 18, 2003 at 8:29 pm

    that’s awesome!

  3. trk July 18, 2003 at 9:32 pm

    hehe…KAHN: … the most common Jewish name originally meaning ‘prince or priest’…

  4. scott July 19, 2003 at 5:39 am

    eh. i already knew mine. one who deals in coal mines or makes charcoal. boring and lame.

  5. t denness July 22, 2003 at 9:50 am

    well, that site is all well and good. then you type in an english surname with a french heritage, then the site sucks.

  6. pil July 22, 2003 at 1:44 pm

    LUEDTKE :
    German, translates to ‘people’; contains the common German diminutive ending -ke.

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