A History of Surnames

Pinterest Origin: Proto-Brythonic Meaning: Glasgow is the name of a city in Scotland. Though the name is uncertain it could mean "green hollow" or "gray hollow" from Proto-Brythonic elements glas (gray or green) and cau (hollow). It was likely given to someone who came from a place called Glasgow. Variants : Glasgu (Medieval English)

Pinterest Origin: French Meaning: Gentry comes from Old French genterise meaning "noble birth" or "high birth" or "gentleness". Variants : Jentry Jendry  Gentiry  Guntrey  Gentil (French) Gentreau (French) Gentric (French)

Origin: English Meaning: Gore is an English surname which comes from Old English word gara meaning "a triangular plot of land". It's also an English word referring to blood that is shed, or something with too much bloodshed or violence; as a verb it refers to piercing through something. It's related to Old English gar meaning "spear". Pinterest

Pinterest Origin: Old Norse, Yiddish, Welsh Meaning: Guild is a surname that possibly came about as a nickname for someone who played an important role in a medieval guild, which comes from Old Norse gildi (payment, guild), though it could also possibly be the Scottish form of another surname, Gould, a variant of Gold meaning"gold" from Yiddish. Guild could also be the Anglicized form of Welsh surname Gwyllt meaning "wild".