These are the origins of surnames found in my family tree, as of today. I did not know how heavily ENGLISH I was until doing this research, which I’ve been working on for many years, probably nearly 20 years now. This is actual research and not my DNA report. The DNA report is similar, but not this heavily British. What this means is, with having such heavily Western European, particularly ENGLISH heritage, my ancestors settled parts of Jamestown, VA; were one of the first 3 families to settle the area of Connecticut; and lived in Goochland VA, Henrico County VA, and other such places. NO ONE in South Carolina, but all those back into the 1600s in the north also owned slaves and dealt harshly with Native peoples. I will continue to study them, have only touched the surface, really, of those stories.
names
THE WINNER: England: 46 (3- Isle of Wight, VA). Adams, Alsop, Aylet, Bird, Brigham, Butterworth, Bybee, Cary, Chalfont, Chesebrough, Cox (Cocke), Craddock, Denison, Easum, Edwards, Farrar, Hawkes, Hill, Jacquelin, King, Lorde (from Wikitree!); Marsead, Marshall, Mason, Matthew, Montague, Moore, Perrin, Reynolds, Richardson, Richford, Rushall, Stanton, Stevenson, Strowder, Taylor, Thompson, Towne, Turner, Wade, Walker, Walton, Whitehead.
2nd place: Scotland: 16 Agnew, Alexander, Barnett, Bryson, Cardie, Cunningham, Henderson, Henry, Hunter, Lackey, Lemonds, McKean, McKenzie, Mitchell, Reade.
3rd: Ireland: 15 Barnett, Beckett, Buchanon, Caldwell, Edminston, Glass, Loftis, Martin, McCann, Phillips, Reid, Riley, Ryan, Seafoam, Thomas.
4th: Germany: 7 Bruner, Gah, Klinck, Ribelin (Reiblin, Ribley), Shelling, Smith, Sturm
Honorable mention:
Wales: 4 Owen, Owens, Verch Rhys, Williams
Sweden 3 Laicans, Larsdotter, Svensson
France: 1 Brashear
Doctor Grandma 