Whats in a name!

Lancpudn · 3rd March 2016, 18:54

Type your Surname in & find out whereabouts you are from

http://named.publicprofiler.org/

I'm a Lancashire lad & so was my mams maiden name.

stevestrat · 3rd March 2016, 18:57

That was no major surprise, Scottish Borders.

COLVERT · 3rd March 2016, 19:00

No chance for me I'm afraid.

Second most common name in the phone book after Smith.

There are zillions of us.--

topman · 3rd March 2016, 19:42

Very good, pretty accurate for my family's surnames.

Scaramanga · 3rd March 2016, 19:53

Family definately not from Lancashire or Birmingham, but the website does show some connection to Cornwall which is where my grandfathers family hailed from - so not too bad.

Jay · 3rd March 2016, 22:46

The circles are spinning around for me

Looks like an interesting thread though

Dragrad · 4th March 2016, 00:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

Type your Surname in & find out whereabouts you are from

http://named.publicprofiler.org/

With a "Scottish" surname, I find this hard to believe...

But the family, on my father's side, all come from the region indicated going back to circa the 14/15th Century, that we could trace.... As the Welsh for James is Iago.... However the sons of the fathers were always known as (eg) Dafydd ap (son of) Alun Which makes tracing older records a bit difficult as there were no surnames

Once we lost track we gave up on the tracing back of the family history

Further - on My mother's side.... (which we never investigated fully)....

Which does have some bearing on the surname

barney bear · 4th March 2016, 04:23

Quite good this, my Great Grandad was from Glasgow so it's not a bad guess.

This is my Mother's maiden name concentration. Not sure why though as she was born and bred in Liverpool the same as her Dad and Grandad.

maxi_crawf · 4th March 2016, 06:01

Seems to have a wobbly when I try!

trikey · 4th March 2016, 21:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxi_crawf

Seems to have a wobbly when I try!

I have told you about playing with technology!!!

3rd March 2016, 18:54	#1
Lancpudn This is my second home MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 15,583 Thanks: 4,591 Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts	Whats in a name! Type your Surname in & find out whereabouts you are from http://named.publicprofiler.org/ I'm a Lancashire lad & so was my mams maiden name. __________________ Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto

3rd March 2016, 18:57	#2
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Scaramanga I really should get out more....... Firefrost 75 CDTi Conn SE manual Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 2,319 Thanks: 1,409 Thanked 695 Times in 500 Posts	Family definately not from Lancashire or Birmingham, but the website does show some connection to Cornwall which is where my grandfathers family hailed from - so not too bad. __________________ My current 75 is my 4th... 1. Starlight Silver 1.8 manual Saloon- RIP - HGF before I joined this forum 2. White Gold CDTi manual Saloon - RIP - Car accident 3. Midnight Blue 2.5 V6 auto Saloon- 'The 5th Gear Car' - Now owned by another forum member 4. Firefrost CDTi manual Tourer Lee [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

3rd March 2016, 22:46	#6
Jay This is my second home Small....Far away Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norwich Posts: 9,473 Thanks: 2,707 Thanked 2,060 Times in 1,194 Posts	The circles are spinning around for me Looks like an interesting thread though __________________ ~Karma will help or hinder you. Therefore look positive for this day~

4th March 2016, 04:23	#8
barney bear This is my second home rover 75 Connoiseur diesel called Rosey Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Preston Posts: 8,096 Thanks: 1,878 Thanked 2,001 Times in 1,424 Posts	Quite good this, my Great Grandad was from Glasgow so it's not a bad guess. This is my Mother's maiden name concentration. Not sure why though as she was born and bred in Liverpool the same as her Dad and Grandad. __________________ It is NEVER your fault, do not believe her when she says it is Real name Tony http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5l6mhpix.jpg Last edited by barney bear; 4th March 2016 at 04:57.. Reason: More info for the mongoose

3rd March 2016, 19:00	#3
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	No chance for me I'm afraid. Second most common name in the phone book after Smith. There are zillions of us.--

3rd March 2016, 19:42	#4
topman This is my second home MG ZT-T 190 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 5,493 Thanks: 372 Thanked 647 Times in 534 Posts	Very good, pretty accurate for my family's surnames.

4th March 2016, 06:01	#9
maxi_crawf Posted a thing or two R75 Saloon Conn CDT SE, MG ZT190+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kingston-upon-Hull Posts: 1,960 Thanks: 823 Thanked 426 Times in 274 Posts	Seems to have a wobbly when I try!