As a newbe here are my two names Gant and Hawn I would be very intersted in what you come up with.
GANT Not much I can tell you really. (Sorry ) Gant seems to be found in England and the Border region and could be derived from Flemish town of Ghent. Many Flemish weavers moved to the east coast of Great Britain during the mediaeval period. It could also be a descriptive name implying gaunt (?)
My family name is Byers; best I have been able to do is Birse from Aberdenshire; We think it is Norman from Byern (Herdsman) what say you?ith:
There is an area called Birse in Aberdeenshire and many probably have their name derived from it as a topographical surname. Strangely enough, it seems to be most common in Galloway! It is referred to in early documents as Bras (?). Other sources claim that Byers is derived from Byre, which was Anglo-Saxon fro cattle-shed, so it could be occupational as well.
Originally Posted by Santa Kona
) Gant seems to be found in England and the Border region and could be derived from Flemish town of Ghent. Many Flemish weavers moved to the east coast of Great Britain during the mediaeval period. It could also be a descriptive name implying gaunt (?)
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