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Ever wonder what the difference in the (sur)names of Rockland, Rockport and
Rockville meant?
Ever think that the ending of your ancestral surname(s) might be a clue to their
original nationality?
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SUFFIX |
MEANING |
NATIONALITY |
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bach |
brook |
German |
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baum |
tree |
German |
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berg |
mountain |
German |
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blad |
leaf |
Norwegian |
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blad |
leaf |
Swedish |
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blatt |
leaf |
German |
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bo |
farm |
Norwegian |
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borg |
castle |
Swedish |
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born |
stream |
German |
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borough, brough |
fort |
English |
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brecht |
bright |
German |
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bury, berry |
fort |
English |
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by |
farm, village |
English |
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by |
farm, village |
Norwegian |
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dahl |
valley |
Swedish |
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ford |
ford, crossing |
English |
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gard |
ford, crossing |
Danish |
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gard |
ford |
Norwegian |
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grave, grove |
grove |
English |
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gren |
branch |
Swedish |
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hardt, hart, hard |
hard, firm |
German |
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haus |
house |
German |
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heim |
home |
German |
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holm |
river island |
Swedish |
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land |
land |
English |
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land |
farm, or par of |
Scandinavian |
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leigh, ley, ly |
meadow, vale |
English |
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lof, love |
leaf, heather |
Swedish |
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lund |
grove |
Swedish |
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man |
servant of … |
English |
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mark |
field |
Swedish |
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ness |
cape, headland |
English |
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olf |
wolf, fame |
German |
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olph |
wolf, fame |
English |
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ova |
daughter of… |
Russian |
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quist |
twig |
Swedish |
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rop, rup |
farm, village |
English |
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ski |
of the nature of; son of |
Polish |
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ski, ska |
of the nature of; son of |
Czech |
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ski, ska |
of the nature of; son of… |
Russian |
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stad |
farm, place |
Danish |
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stad |
farm, place |
Norwegian |
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stad |
farm, place |
Scandinavian |
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stein |
stone |
German |
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strom |
stream |
Swedish |
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thal |
valley |
German |
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thorpe |
farm, village |
English |
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ton |
town |
English |
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wahl, vall |
field |
Swedish |
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wich |
dwelling |
English |
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wiec |
one who (does something) |
Polish |
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win |
friend |
English |
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worth |
homestead |
English |
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