The following names are taken from the 1292 subsidy roll of London. Around 800 people are listed in this roll.
The names in these rolls are a mixture of Latinized and non-Latinized spellings and abbreviated and unabbreviated forms. The Latinized forms are appropriate only for written contexts or contexts where Latin was spoken; they are not appropriate for every day vernacular speech. In the lists below, I have grouped together all variant forms, including pet forms, Latinizations, and abbreviations. The spelling in bold is the standard, vernacular unabbreviated spelling of the name, when identifiable. Sometimes a name can be abbreviated in a form where it is impossible to tell with certainty what the underlying name is. While I have otherwise maintained all spellings as found in the source, I have regularized the capitalization to modern practices. (In general, this involved capitalizing words not capitalized in the source, and not vice versa.)
The data has been divided into three lists: men's given names (below), feminine given names, and surnames.
Name | Number | Wards | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
John | 143 | ||
Joh' | 132 | Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Broad Street, Bridge, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Johannes | 6 | Bishopsgate, Portsoken | This is a Latinized form. |
Jh' | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Joh. | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Jon | 1 | Bridge | |
William | 117 | ||
Will' | 104 | Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Broad Street, Bridge, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Willelmus | 13 | Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Cordwainer | This is a Latinized form |
Robert | 63 | ||
Rob' | 62 | Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Broad Street, Bridge, Cordwainer Cripplegate, Dowgate, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Robertus | 1 | Bishopsgate | This is a Latinized form. |
Ricard | 51 | ||
Ric' | 47 | Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Broad Street, Bridge, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Rich' | 3 | Broad Street | |
Ricardus | 1 | Cordwainer | This is a Latinized form |
Thomas | 42 | ||
Thomas | 42 | Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Broad Street, Bridge, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Water | 36 | ||
Walt' | 18 | Billingsgate, Broad Street, Bridge, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Portsoken, Queenhithe | |
Water | 16 | Bassishaw, Broad Street, Bridge, Cripplegate, Queenhithe, Walbrook | |
Walterus | 2 | Billingsgate, Bishopsgate | This is a Latinized form |
Henry | 34 | ||
Henr' | 28 | Billingsgate, Bridge, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Hankin | 1 | Cordwainer | |
Hanr' | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Hanry | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Hary | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Henecoc | 1 | Walbrook | |
Herri | 1 | Broad Street | |
Adam | 25 | ||
Adam | 25 | Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bridge, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Roger | 23 | ||
Rog' | 20 | Billinsgate, Bridge, Broad Street, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Rogerus | 2 | Billingsgate, Cordwainer | This is a Latinized form |
Rog | 1 | Billingsgate | |
Stephen | 19 | ||
Steph' | 15 | Billingsgate, Broad Street, Bridge, Dowgate, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Stephanus | 2 | Bassishaw, Cordwainer | This is a Latinized form |
Steuen | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Stevin | 1 | Bridge | |
Gilbert | 17 | ||
Gilb' | 17 | Billingsgate, Broad Street, Bridge, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Queenhithe, Walbrooke | |
Hugh | 17 | ||
Hug' | 9 | Broad Street, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Hugo | 3 | Bishopsgate | This is a Latinized form. |
Huc' | 1 | Bridge | |
Huchun | 1 | Walbrook | |
Hucohun | 1 | Bridge | |
Hue | 1 | Walbrook | |
Hwe | 1 | Bridge | |
Jeffrey | 16 | ||
Galfr' | 8 | Broad Street, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Walbrook | An abbreviation of the Latinization Galfridus |
Galfrid' | 4 | Bishopsgate, Portsoken | An abbreviation of the Latinzation Galfridus |
Geffrey | 2 | Cripplegate, Vintry | |
Jeffrey | 2 | Bridge | |
Rauf | 12 | ||
Rad' | 10 | Billingsgate, Broad Street, Bridge, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Queenhithe, Walbrook | This is an abbreviation of Radulphus |
Radulphus | 2 | Cordwainer, Portsoken | This is a Latinized form. |
Simon | 12 | ||
Simon | 9 | Billinsgate, Broad Street, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Queenhithe, Vintry, Walbrook | |
Si[m]on | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Simond | 1 | Bridge | |
Simoun | 1 | Billinsgate | |
Alan | 8 | ||
Alanus | 4 | Cordwainer, Portsoken, Vintry | a Latinized form |
Alan' | 2 | Vintry | This is an abbreviation of Alanus |
Aleyn | 2 | Bridge, Cripplegate | |
Nichol | 8 | ||
Nich' | 7 | Broad Street, Queenhithe, Walbrook | |
Nich's | 1 | Bishopsgate | This is an abbreviation of Nicholas |
Alisaundre | 7 | ||
Alex' | 6 | Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Broad Street, Dowgate | |
[L]isaundre | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Peter | 7 | ||
Petr' | 6 | Billingsgate, Cripplegate, Portsoken, Walbrook | This is an abbreviation of Petrus |
Petrus | 1 | Vintry | This is a Latinized form |
Reinaud | 7 | ||
Regin' | 3 | Broad Street, Cripplegate, Dowgate | |
Reg' | 1 | Dowgate | |
Reinaud | 1 | Bridge | |
Renaud | 1 | Vintry | |
Edmund | 6 | ||
Edmund | 4 | Bishopsgate, Bridge, Cripplegate, Walbrook | |
Edmundus | 2 | Broad Street, Portsoken | This is a Latinized form. |
Phelip | 6 | ||
Philippus | 2 | Bassishaw, Portsoken | This is a Latinized form. |
Phel' | 1 | Walbrook | |
Phelip | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Phelippe | 1 | Vintry | |
Phil' | 1 | Queenhithe | |
Rec' | 6 | ||
Rec' | 6 | Bridge | |
Matheu | 5 | ||
Math' | 2 | Broad Street | |
Maheu | 1 | Bridge | |
Matheu | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Matheus | 1 | Dowgate | This is a Latinized form. |
Gerad | 4 | ||
Gerad | 1 | Bridge | |
Gerard' | 1 | Dowgate | This is an abbreviation of Gerardus |
Gerardus | 1 | Dowgate | This is a Latinized form |
Girard | 1 | Vintry | |
Jake | 4 | ||
Jake | 2 | Queenhithe | |
Jacobus | 1 | Dowgate | This is a Latinized form |
Jakes | 1 | Queenhithe | |
Laurence | 4 | ||
Laur' | 4 | Billingsgate, Cripplegate, Portsoken, Vintry | |
Ancel | 3 | ||
Ancel | 2 | Bridge | |
Auncel | 1 | Walbrook | |
Andreu | 3 | ||
Andr' | 3 | Bishopsgate, Walbrook | |
Clement | 3 | ||
Clement | 3 | Broad Street, Vintry | |
Dauid | 3 | ||
Daui | 1 | Queenhithe | |
Dauid | 1 | Bassishaw | |
Dawe | 1 | Bridge | |
Paul | 3 | ||
Paulus | 3 | Cordwainer, Dowgate | This is a Latinized form |
Peres | 3 | ||
Peres | 2 | Broad Street, Vintry | |
Peris | 1 | Bridge | |
Salaman | 3 | ||
Salaman | 1 | Bridge | |
Salamo | 1 | Dowgate | |
Salamon | 1 | Portsoken | |
Arnaud | 2 | ||
Arnaud | 1 | Vintry | |
Harnald | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Bartelmeu | 2 | ||
Bartelmeu | 1 | Walbrook | |
Bartholom' | 1 | Billingsgate | |
Benoit | 2 | ||
Benoit | 2 | Walbrook | |
Elyas | 2 | ||
Elyas | 2 | Billingsgate, Dowgate | |
Foulke | 2 | ||
Foulke | 1 | Walbrook | |
Fulco | 1 | Billingsgate | |
Gilot | 2 | ||
Gilot | 1 | Queenhithe | |
Gilote | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Gregory | 2 | ||
Gregor' | 2 | Cripplegate | |
Joce | 2 | ||
Goceus | 1 | Billingsgate | This is a Latinized form. |
Joce | 1 | Broad Street | |
Jordan | 2 | ||
Jordanus | 1 | Dowgate | This is a Latinized form. |
Jurdann | 1 | Portsoken | |
Lucas | 2 | ||
Lucas | 2 | Dowgate, Vintry | |
Martin | 2 | ||
Martin | 2 | Cripplegate, Vintry | |
Michel | 2 | ||
Mich' | 2 | Walbrook | |
Staci | 2 | ||
Staci | 1 | Cordwainer | |
Stacius | 1 | Bridge | This is a Latinized form |
Warin | 2 | ||
Warin | 2 | Cripplegate, Queenhithe | |
Baudechoun | 1 | ||
Baudechoun | 1 | Cordwainer | |
Baudry | 1 | ||
Baudry | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Boydin | 1 | ||
Boydin | 1 | Bridge | |
Colin | 1 | ||
Colinus | 1 | Dowgate | |
Cristian | 1 | ||
Cristian' | 1 | Broad Street | |
Daniel | 1 | ||
Daniel | 1 | Cordwainer | |
Denys | 1 | ||
Denys | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Donne | 1 | ||
Donne | 1 | Cordwainer | |
Eustace | 1 | ||
Eustace | 1 | Vintry | |
Gateron | 1 | ||
Gateron | 1 | Vintry | |
Geruas | 1 | ||
Geruas' | 1 | Portsoken | |
Giles | 1 | ||
Egidius | 1 | Broad Street | This is a Latinized form. |
Gillecote | 1 | ||
Gillecote | 1 | Dowgate | |
Godwin | 1 | ||
Godwinus | 1 | Broad Street | This is a Latinized form. |
Guydo | 1 | ||
Guydo | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Hamon | 1 | ||
Ha[m]on | 1 | Dowgate | |
Handreu | 1 | ||
Handreu | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Hubert | 1 | ||
Hub' | 1 | Bishopsgate | |
Iue | 1 | ||
Iue | 1 | Bridge | |
Lambert | 1 | ||
Lambert' | 1 | Dowgate | |
Lionet | 1 | ||
Lionet | 1 | Dowgate | |
Marc | 1 | ||
Marc | 1 | Dowgate | |
Nute | 1 | ||
Nute | 1 | Bishopsgate | |
Pentecost | 1 | ||
Pentecost | 1 | Bridge | |
Raboc | 1 | ||
Raboc | 1 | Dowgate | |
Randulf | 1 | ||
Rand' | 1 | Cripplegate | |
Rickeman | 1 | ||
Rickeman | 1 | Bishopsgate | |
Sawale | 1 | ||
Sawale | 1 | Queenhithe | |
Siluester | 1 | ||
Siluester | 1 | Queenhithe | |
Swet | 1 | ||
Swet | 1 | Dowgate | |
Thonchelin | 1 | ||
Thonchelin | 1 | Bishopsgate | |
Vincent | 1 | ||
Vinc' | 1 | Cripplegate |
References
Reaney & Wilson's Dictionary of English Surnames