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| Sanderson (in the Leaford family) | Patronymic from the personal name Sander. ancestry.co.uk supplies the information shown on an extra page |
| Savage | A wild person. |
| Savill | See an extra page |
| Sayers | An occupational term for an assayer of metals, or a food-taster, or a maker of fine cloth; or a professional story-teller. |
| Searle | From a Germanic first-name, connected with armour. |
| Seeley | A happy, or possibly a silly person. |
| Selfe | No Penguin dictionary entry: but Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames (1997) gives derivation as sea-wolf. |
| Shittleton | No derivation has been found. |
| Silversides | No Penguin dictionary entry: but Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames (1997) gives derivation as place-name in Cumbria. |
| Simkins | From Simon first-name, especially in Staffs. |
| Simmonds | From Simon first-name. |
| Simpson | Surname Database provides the information shown on an extra page |
| Sinkins | Version of Simkins from the first-name Simon: commonest in Staffordshire. |
| Skilton | No dictionary entry found; but Skelton is from a place-name in Cumberland & Yorkshire. |
| Skinner | Occupational term. |
| Slater | Occupational term. |
| Sloan | Surname Database provides the information shown on an extra page |
| Smale | A slim person, principally a Cornish surname. |
| Smith main family; Prudence Dorling ; Florence Tourell and William and Ellen (Whiskin family) |
Occupational term for a metal-worker. |
| Solomon | From first-name; sometimes as wise as or played a part in a play. |
| South | Possibly from the south of England, but just as likely from the south of the village. (Read more at: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/South#ixzz3XeoPcjR6). |
| Spencer | See an extra page . |
| Spicer | Occupational name for a seller of spices, found more widely in the south-east. |
| Stabler | No specific entry in dictionary, but Stable/s is defined as a worker at a stable (a shelter for cattle as well as horses). |
| Stanaway | No dictionary entry found; but Stanway = dweller at stone road; or from place-name. |
| Stanes | Surname Database provides the information shown on an extra page |
| Stanford | Place-name in several counties, from Old English stony ford. |
| Stanley | Place-name in several counties, from Old English stony wood/clearing. |
| Staples | Dweller by a boundary pillar, or from a place-name with the same meaning. |
| Stark | OE nickname for toughor stiff person; commonest in Scotland. |
| Steele | Occupational term for a steel-worker; or a man known for firmness and reliability. |
| Stevens Richard (Harbott family); or Martha Tourell; or Sarah West ; and Rhoda Whiskin |
From the Middle English first-name. |
| Steward Gladys Harbott ; and Alice Harwood |
Occupational term for a keeper of a household. |
| Street | Dweller on the main street of a village. |
| Strongman | See an extra page |
| Stuttle | No dictionary entry found. |
| Sullens | ancestry.co.uk supplies the information shown on an extra page |
| Surry | Only Surrey referred to in the dictionary - the countyplace-name |
| Sutton | From a place-name in almost every English county, but commonest in Lancashire: Old English for a south-facing or southerly-lying farm or settlement. |
| Swales | No Penguin dictionary entry: but Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames (1997) gives derivation for Swale as a place-name from the River Swale. |
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| Tancred | From an Old French first-name, connected with a great Crusader, and strongest in Lancashire. |
| Taylor Clara Patten; ; or Frederick (Leaford family); and Susan Osborn |
Occupational term for a tailor - originally a cutter. |
| Theobald | From a Germanic first-name meaning `people-bold`: commonest in East Anglia. |
| Thompson Matilda Dorling; or Robert ;(Leaford family) or James (Whiskin family) |
From the medieval first-name Thomas, swept to popularity following the murder of Archbishop Becket. A mainly north of England variation. |
| Thorne | Dweller by a thorn bush, or from a place-name with the same derivation. |
| Thorp | OE dweller at a farm - especially an outlying dairy farm - or village. |
| Tillett | Diminutive of the first-name Matilda: very strong in Norfolk. |
| Tilsed | No entry in dictionary. |
| Tingey | From a Breton first-name meaning `fire-dog`: most in evidence in East Anglia. |
| Tolley | ancestry.co.uk supplies the information shown on an extra page |
| Toolet | No entry in dictionary. |
| Toomey | Irish in origin from the ancient Gaelic name O'Tuama, translating as 'the descendant of Tuama' and meaning coming from a hill or a small mountain. |
| Tourell | No entry in dictionary. |
| Tucker | Occupational term for a fuller of cloth; or a brave or generous person. Especially to be found in Devon and south-west England. |
| Tyman | No entry in dictionary. |
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| Usher | See an extra page |
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| Virgo | Perhaps a man who had played the Blessed Virgin in a mystery play; or ironically for a lecherous person: mainly found in Sussex and Gloucestershire. |
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| Waddelow | No direct entry in dictionary. WaddilowFrom an Old English first name meaning either power-thief or slaughter-thief; or Wadlow from a place-name in Cambridgeshire. |
| Walker Ann Dorling; and Amy Whiskin |
Occupational term for a fuller of cloth (trampling it in a trough). |
| Walling | No entry in dictionary. |
| Ward George (Dorling family); or Alethea Whiskin and William (Whiskin family) |
Occupational term for a watchman or guard. |
| Warren | Dweller or worker at a game-park. |
| Warwick | Place-name in Warwickshire and Cumberland for a dairy farm on a river bank or dam. |
| Washington | Pre 7th century origins; locational, usually from the town in County Durham. |
| Watkins | From Walter, Normanized Germanic first-name; especially in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and South Wales. |
| Watts Evelyn Harbott or a wife in the Leaford family |
From the Normanized version of the Germanic first-name Walter meaning rule-army/people |
| Waugh | Unknown origin, perhaps from Old English walh, applied to a foreigner. |
| Webb Emily Patten; and Sarah Harwood and John in the Hiscock family |
Occupational term for a weaver. |
| Webber | A later formation of Webb - see above. |
| Webster | Originally applied to female weavers. |
| Weightman | No dictionary entry found; but weight (=wait) was occupational term for a watchman. Waits eventually could be a body of musicians. |
| Wells Sylvia Leaford; or Harry (Leaford family) and Sarah West; and Kevin in the Whiskin family |
Dweller at a well or spring or from a place-name with the same meaning. |
| West | A newcomer from the west; or a dweller at the west end of a village. |
| Wheeler | OE occupational term for a wheel-maker. |
| Wherley | No dictionary entry found. (Wherlock was a nickname from OE fiend or wizard.) |
| Whiskin | No Penguin dictionary entry: but Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames (1997) gives derivation as the same as Wisken, a diminutive of Wise. However, John Wiskin in Canada has provided the following information (January 2012):- the name Wiskin was originally Wisgar, an Anglo-Saxon name meaning "skilled-spear". Through the centuries it changed to Wisger, Wisker, Wisken, Wiskin, and Whiskin. |
| Whitelock | A person with fair hair; or from Old English first-name meaning elf-play |
| Wickham | Place-name in 8 south-eastern counties of England from Old English for a river-meadow with an outlying settlement; or simply a manor: commonest in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. (A wick was an outlying dairy-farm, or possibly a salt-works.) |
| Wilkins | A common version of Williams - see below.> |
| Williams | From William, an Old French first-name, Germanic `will helmet`brought into England by the Normans. |
| Wilson | Son of William - derivation above: bearers of the surname have been traditionally known as `Tug` from a sarcastic comment by Admiral Sir Arthur Kynvet Wilson (1842-1941). |
| Wiseman | Nickname for a wise man: could have been applied ironically, or to a man deemed to be a wizard or sorcerer. |
| Wood | Occupational term for one who worked as a forester; or a dweller near a wood. |
| Wray | ancestry.co.uk supplies the information shown on an extra page |
| Wright Harriet Harbott; and George in the Tourell family; and Sidney in the Dorling family. |
Occupational term for a craftsman who made almost any kind of useful object, sometimes used specifically for a carpenter or joiner. |
| Wroe | ancestry.co.uk supplies the information shown on an extra page |
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| Yohurst | No entry in dictionary. |
| Youngs | From Young - A young person; or the younger/youngest of two or more with the same (fore)name. |