Wilkerson
The name ‘Wilkerson’ originates from England. It is a patronymic of ‘Wilkin’ derived from a medieval name, a short form of the name ‘Will’ a topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, from the Middle English word ‘will’ (from the W Read more…
Wilken
The name ‘Wilken’ originates from England. It is a patronymic of ‘Wilkin’ derived from a medieval name, a short form of the name ‘Will’ a topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, from the Middle English word ‘will’ (from the West Read more…
Wise
The name ‘Wise’ originates from England. It is derived from the nickname for a wise or learned person, or in some cases a nickname for someone suspected of being acquainted with ocult arts, derived from the Middle English word ‘wise’ meaning wise (fr Read more…
Waters
The name ‘Waters’ originated in England. It is a variant of the name ‘Walter’, representing the normal medieval pronunciation of the name. It is derived from the topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of water (from the Old English word Read more…
Water
The surname Water is of English origin and signifies ‘the son of Walter’. It is an old Germanic personal name composed of the elements ‘wald’, rule and ‘heri, hari’, army; mighty army. There was a native Old English form of the name , Wealdhere, powe Read more…
Webber
The surname ‘Webber’ is of English origin. It is a variant of the name ‘Webb’, derived from occupational name for a weaver, in itself derived from the early Middle English ‘webbe’, from the Old English ‘webba’; from ‘wefan’, meaning to weave. Public Read more…
Thornton
The name ‘Thornton’ is of English and Scottish origin. It is derived from the habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England and Scotland, so called from the Old English word ‘porn’ meaning thorn bush, and ‘tun’ meaning enclosur Read more…