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1 trivia quiz  Occupations and Surnames coolicon
Many surnames in the British Isles have derived from the occupations of our ancestors. Tell me which surname links with which occupation.
 Difficult 10Q
564 plays
 May 25 08
bracklaman gold
2 trivia quiz  Irish Family Names icon
I'll give you the original Gaelic word it comes from and you give me the anglicised version.
 Average 15Q
4521 plays
 Sep 11 01
Morrigan716 gold
3 trivia quiz  Origin of Surnames icon
Surnames refer to where an ancestor lived, what he was like, what job he did or who his dad or mum were. Many of those everyday surnames haven surprising origins.See if you can decipher any.
 Difficult 10Q
1776 plays
 Feb 04 02
flem-ish
4 trivia quiz  Icelandic Surnames icon
The Icelanders are famous for having a different surname system to everyone else. This quiz outlines some of the tendencies of Icelandic families and their surnames.
 Tough 10Q
381 plays
 Feb 10 05
Flynn_17
5 trivia quiz  Meanings of Family Names 2
On request, I am doing another quiz. Have fun.
 Very Difficult 20Q
747 plays
 Apr 24 01
finlady
6 trivia quiz  Occupational Surnames icon
There are many surnames that derive from the names of old professions. Smith and Baker are obvious examples. I will give you the surname and you decide what occupation that surname indicates.
 Difficult 10Q
2373 plays
 Aug 11 02
ArtieChoke
7 trivia quiz  British Surnames - 1 icon
Some questions which focus on some common British surnames and their likely origins. How many can you identify?
 Difficult 10Q
735 plays
 Nov 03 03
bracklaman gold
8 trivia quiz  Origin of Surnames
There are four categories here: names derived from other names, like Jackson; from locality, like Hill; 'nicknames', like Cruickshank which means bowlegged and occupational names such as Smith, Baker, etc. See if you find your way in it.
 Difficult 10Q
1332 plays
 Jan 29 02
flem-ish
9 trivia quiz  Meanings of Family Names
We hear about the meanings of given names, but not much about our family names. This quiz is to make us aware of our family heritage.
 Very Difficult 10Q
1224 plays
 Apr 23 01
finlady

Some sample questions from this category:

* What does the family name 'Adams' mean?
* What does the family name 'Baldwin' mean?
* What does the family name 'Delany' mean?
* What does the family name 'Fernandez' mean?
* What does the family name 'Hoffman' mean?
* What does the family name 'Maki' mean?
* What does the family name 'Ott' mean?
* What does the family name 'Perkins' mean?
* What does the family name 'Urbanski' mean?
* What does the family name 'Young' mean?
* Wht is the meaning of the surname 'Zimmerman'?
* What is the meaning of the surname 'Weinstein'?
* What is the meaning of the surname 'Vaughn'?
* What is the meaning of the surname 'Trudeau'?
* What is the meaning of the surname 'Sloan'?
* What is the meaning of the surname 'Roberts'?
* What is the meaning of the surname 'Madison'?
* What is the meaning of the surname 'Kraft'?
* What is the meaning of the surname 'Jaworski'?
* What is the meaning of the surname 'Hardy'?

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