{"id":1377,"date":"2021-08-26T15:55:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2021-08-27T10:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T10:59:08","slug":"episode-46-surnames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1377","title":{"rendered":"Episode 46 &#8211; Surnames"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Episode 46 &amp;#8211; Surnames\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-08-26T15:55:41+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The word surname, as in a family name, comes from the Late Latin supern\u014dmen\/supr\u0101n\u014dmen (surname), from super- (over, above, beyond) and n\u014dmen (name) [source].\n\nThe most common surnames in England are: Smith, Jones, Taylor, Brown, Williams, Wilson, Jo...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2914\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1377-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1377-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode-46.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>The word <strong>surname<\/strong>, as in a family name, comes from the Late Latin <em>supern\u014dmen\/supr\u0101n\u014dmen<\/em> (surname), from <em>super-<\/em> (over, above, beyond) and <em>n\u014dmen<\/em> (name) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/surname\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The most common surnames in England are: Smith, Jones, Taylor, Brown, Williams, Wilson, Johnson, Davies, Robinson and Wright [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_Europe#England\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Types of surname:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Occupational; Smith, Taylor, Wright<\/li>\n<li>Patronimics; Jones, Williams, Wilson, Johnson, Davies, Robinson<\/li>\n<li>Based on appearance: Brown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smith<\/strong> is the most common surname in the English-speaking world, as are equivalents in many other languages, including <strong>Schmidt<\/strong> in German, <strong>Ferraro \/ Ferrari<\/strong> in Italian, <strong>Herrero<\/strong> in Spanish, <strong>Kova\u010d<\/strong> in Serbian, Croatian, Slovak and Slovenian, and <strong>Mac Gabhann<\/strong> (McGowan) in Irish. It comes from the Old English word <em>smitan<\/em> (to smite, strike).<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>smith<\/strong> is someone who works with metal, and has been used as an occupational surname since Anglo-Saxon times. There are various kinds of smith, and their names are or were used as surnames, including <strong>Blacksmith<\/strong> (works mainly with iron); <strong>Brownsmith<\/strong> and <strong>Redsmith<\/strong> (work with copper); <strong>Goldsmith<\/strong> (works mainly with gold); <strong>Shoesmith<\/strong> (makes horseshoes); <strong>Sixsmith<\/strong> (makes scythes and sickles &#8211; a version of Scythesmith or Sicklesmith), and <strong>Whitesmith<\/strong> (works with tin)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smith_(surname)\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The surname <strong>Taylor<\/strong> came to Britian with the Normans, and was first used in 1182. It comes from the Old French word <em>tailleur<\/em> (cutter). It is also common in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taylor_(surname)\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The surname <strong>Wright<\/strong> comes from the Old English word <em>wryhta\/wyrhta<\/em> (worker, shaper of wood). It is also common in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. There are quite a few surname that include wright, such as: <strong>Arkwright<\/strong> (a maker of wooden chests), <strong>Boatwright<\/strong> (a maker of boats), <strong>Cartwright<\/strong> (a maker of carts), <strong>Plowright<\/strong> (a maker of ploughs), <strong>Wainwright<\/strong> (a maker of wagons)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taylor_(surname)\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Other occupational surnames include: Faulkner \/ Falconer (falcon trainer), Fletcher (arrow maker), Hayward (hedge warden), Parker (keeper of the park) and Walker (a fuller of cloth) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Occupational_surnames\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jones<\/strong> is the most common surname is Wales, and is also common in England and the USA. It\u2019s based on Welsh patronimics meaning \u201cson of John\u201d, such as <strong>Mab Ioan<\/strong> or <strong>ap Si\u00f4n<\/strong>. These were commonly used until the mid 16th century, when Welsh people started using surnames, and many Welsh names were Anglicised, as all official documents had to be in English. <strong>Davies<\/strong> and <strong>Williams<\/strong> have similar origins [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Occupational_surnames\">source<\/a>]. More on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Welsh_surnames\">Welsh surnames<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The surname <strong>Brown<\/strong> was originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or clothing. It\u2019s common in England, Scotland, Canada, Australia and the USA. It was first used in England in 1066 in the form of <strong>Brun<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brown_(surname)\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Other colour-based surnames include <strong>Black<\/strong> (dark-haired, or short for blacksmith), <strong>White<\/strong> (possibly referred to pale complexioned Vikings), <strong>Green<\/strong> (one who lives by the village green or is from a place called Green), <strong>Blue<\/strong> (someone with blue eyes \/ blue clothes), <strong>Red<\/strong> (red haired, ruddy complexion), <strong>Orange<\/strong> (associated with the Dutch House of Orange) and <strong>Pink<\/strong> (nickname for a bright, chirpy person) [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surnamedb.com\/Surname\/Pink\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other sourses<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.behindthename.com\/name\/geoffrey\">https:\/\/www.behindthename.com\/name\/geoffrey<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surnamedb.com\/Surname\/Ager\">https:\/\/www.surnamedb.com\/Surname\/Ager<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyeducation.com\/baby-names\/name-meaning\/ager\">https:\/\/www.familyeducation.com\/baby-names\/name-meaning\/ager<\/a><a><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a><br \/>\n<\/a><a>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/create.blubrry.com\/resources\/podcast-media-hosting\/?code=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_blubrry.png\" alt=\"Blubrry podcast hosting\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Episode 46 &amp;#8211; Surnames\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-08-26T15:55:41+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The word surname, as in a family name, comes from the Late Latin supern\u014dmen\/supr\u0101n\u014dmen (surname), from super- (over, above, beyond) and n\u014dmen (name) [source].\n\nThe most common surnames in England are: Smith, Jones, Taylor, Brown, Williams, Wilson, Jo...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2915\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1377-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1377-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode-46.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode-46.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>The word surname, as in a family name, comes from the Late Latin supern\u014dmen\/supr\u0101n\u014dmen (surname), from super- (over, above, beyond) and n\u014dmen (name) [source]. The most common surnames in England are: Smith, Jones, Taylor, Brown, Williams, Wilson, Johnson, Davies, Robinson and Wright [source]. Types of surname: Occupational; Smith, Taylor, Wright Patronimics; Jones, Williams, Wilson, Johnson, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,20,56,23,24,49,12,4,50,11,55,1,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-danish","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-german","category-hungarian","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-music","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-spanish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1377"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1383,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377\/revisions\/1383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}