What's In A Name ?

[Robbie Winters]

"Most surnames fall into a few general categories. Many family names are based on a character or physical trait describing the original bearer of the name. For example, if your last name is Delgado, it’s possible that your great-great-great grandfather was a skinny fellow. (Delgado means “thin” in Spanish.) or they descend from an artisan or skilled person or the came from a specific geographical area"

 

My surname hints that my predecessors came from Brabant in Belgium

Does your surname give anything away about the family's past ?

 

Example : Bill Teacher = Teacher, Corleone = From Corleone, Sicily, Goodwillie = ?????

[Pudgie]

Letters.

[Robbie Winters]

Letters.

French ?