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  • 51Bloodworth — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, the surname may be locational from Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, which was recorded as Blideworde in the Domesday Book of 1086, and as Bledewurda in the… …

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  • 52Bloodworthe — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, the surname may be locational from Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, which was recorded as Blideworde in the Domesday Book of 1086, and as Bledewurda in the… …

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  • 53Boddington — This is a famous locational surname, today often associated with Cheshire and Lancashire, but originally from the two villages of the name in Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire. Both are recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Botintone and… …

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  • 54Boyda — This interesting surname is of Scottish and Irish origin, and is thought to be locational from the island of Bute in the Firth of Clyde; the placename being of uncertain etymology. Locational surnames were developed when former inhabitants of a… …

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  • 55Boyde — This interesting surname is of Scottish and Irish origin, and is thought to be locational from the island of Bute in the Firth of Clyde; the placename being of uncertain etymology. Locational surnames were developed when former inhabitants of a… …

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  • 56Braithwait — This name is of Northern English locational origin from any of the places in Cumbria and Yorkshire thus called. Recorded variously as Braythwayt and Braythweit in late 13th Century records of the above countries, the derivation in all cases is… …

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  • 57Braithwaite — This name is of Northern English locational origin from any of the places in Cumbria and Yorkshire thus called. Recorded variously as Braythwayt and Braythweit in late 13th Century records of the above countries, the derivation in all cases is… …

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  • 58Brampton — This interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is locational from the various places so called in every part of England, for example in Cumbria, recorded as Braunton in the Close Rolls of 1252; in Derbyshire, recorded as Brantune in the… …

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  • 59Burt — This unusual name, found chiefly in the south western counties of England, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and represents the rare survival of the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name Beorht, Byrht , from beorht , bright, famous. This was used as …

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  • 60Cady — This unusual name has a number of possible sources, each with its own distinctive history and derivation. Firstly, it may be of Anglo Saxon origin, representing a rare survival of the native Olde English personal name or byname Cada , from an Old …

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