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  • 61Camplejohn — This unusual surname, widely recorded in Yorkshire Church Registers from the late 16th Century, is ultimately believed to be of locational origin from some minor, unrecorded or now lost place called Cam(b)lesham, originally situated in Yorkshire… …

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  • 62Cathcart — This distinguished surname, of early medieval Scottish origin, has an interesting and ancient history. It is of territorial origin from the lands of Cathcart in Renfrewshire, recorded as Kerkert in 1158. The first element of the placename is the… …

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  • 63Coning — This most interesting and unusual surname is of Anglo French origin, and was either a nickname given to someone who resembled a rabbit in some way, or a metonymic occupational name for a dealer in rabbits, from the Anglo French coning , Middle… …

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  • 64Craven — This interesting surname is of English locational origin from the district of Craven in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The placename is recorded as Crave in the Domesday Book of 1086, and probably derives from the Welsh craf meaning garlic. During …

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  • 65Creavan — Many Irish and English names are inextricably inter mixed to the point where the origin is from several sources. In this case, Creavan or Cravane can be derived from the English locational surname Craven , but is more likely to be an Anglicized… …

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  • 66Creaven — Many Irish and English names are inextricably inter mixed to the point where the origin is from several sources. In this case, Creavan or Cravane can be derived from the English locational surname Craven , but is more likely to be an Anglicized… …

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  • 67Creavin — Many Irish and English names are inextricably inter mixed to the point where the origin is from several sources. In this case, Creavan or Cravane can be derived from the English locational surname Craven , but is more likely to be an Anglicized… …

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  • 68Darling — This interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is one of the variants of the surname Darling, itself from the Olde English pre 7th Century deorling , darling, one dearly loved, originally a nickname for the beloved or dear one , but which… …

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  • 69Davenport — This unusual surname recorded in the spellings of Davenport and Devenport, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from Davenport in Cheshire. Curiously Devonport in Devon, does not seem to have produced surnames. Recorded as Deneport… …

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  • 70Denver — This most interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from a place so called near Downham Market in Norfolk, which was recorded as Danefella, Danefaela in the Domesday Book of 1086, and as Denever in the Feet of Fines… …

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