The following names are taken from Somerset marriage records from the early part of the 16th C until 1625. The dates listed here are according to the old English calendar, where the New Year started in March. The various cities have been abbreviated by the following codes: ASB (Ashbrittle), ASH (Ashill), CHE (Chedzoy), CRE (Crewkerne).
This page contains an alphabetical list of the surnames, with glosses and etymological info.
| Surname | Number | Dates and Codes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop | 2 | desc. from OE Bisc(e)op 'bishop', for one who acts like a bishop or who plays a bishop in a pageant play. | |
| Bishop | 1 | 1563 ASB | |
| Bishoppe | 1 | 1617 CRE | |
| Borne | 3 | desc. from OFr borgne 'one-eye, squint'. | |
| Borne | 3 | 1570 ASB; 1572 ASB; 1591 CHE | |
| Boyce | 4 | top. from Fr bois 'wood'. | |
| Boyce | 3 | 1568 ASB; 1573 ASB; 1583 ASB | |
| Boice | 1 | 1613 ASB | |
| Brown | 1 | desc. from OE, OFr brun 'brown'. | |
| Brown | 1 | 1619 CHE | |
| Bydgood | 1 | desc. 'pray God' from OE biddan, God. | |
| Bydgood | 1 | 1570 ASB | |
| Canworthy | 1 | loc. from Canworthy (D). | |
| Canworthy | 1 | 1568 ASB | |
| Cattford | 1 | loc. from Catford Fm (D). | |
| Cattford | 1 | 1568 ASB | |
| Cloute | 1 | desc. or met. from OE clut 'patch'. | |
| Cloute | 1 | 1564 ASB | |
| Cogan | 1 | loc. from Cogan (Glamorgan). | |
| Cogan | 1 | 1619 CHE | |
| Dowdney | 8 | pat. from Lat Deodonatus, Fr Dieudonné. | |
| Dowdney | 8 | 1564 ASB; 1583 ASB; 1593 ASB; 1596 ASB; 1604 ASB; 1607 ASB; 1622 ASB; 1623 ASB | |
| Exall | 5 | loc. from Exhall near Coventry or Alcester (Wa). | |
| Exall | 5 | 1564 ASB; 1569 ASB; 1575 ASB; 1591 ASB; 1625 ASB | |
| Foster | 1 | desc. from ME foster 'foster-parent, nurse', or from a variant of For(e)ster 'forester'. | |
| Foster | 1 | 1563 ASB | |
| Harding | 2 | pat. from OE Hearding. | |
| Harding | 2 | 1619 CHE; 1620 CHE | |
| Jones | 10 | pat. from Ioan, the Welsh form of John used in the Bible. | |
| Jones | 10 | 1560 CAN; 1563 ASB, CAN; 1567 BRA; 1569 CAN; 1581 ASB; 1609 BAR; 1610 BUC; 1617 BAR; 1618 BAR | |
| Kinge | 9 | pat. or desc. from OE Cyning, Cyng 'king'. | |
| Kinge | 7 | 1558 CHE; 1561 CHE; 1568 CHE; 1589 CHE; 1592 CHE; 1598 BUC | |
| King | 2 | 1613 CHE; 1619 CHE | |
| Laurence | 1 | pat. from Lat. Laurentius. | |
| Laurence | 1 | 1570 ASB | |
| Mogridge | 6 | loc. from Mogridge (Devon). | |
| Mogridge | 5 | 1578 ASB; 1591 ASB; 1599 ASB; 1608 ASB; 1613 ASB | |
| Moggeridge | 1 | 1570 ASB | |
| Orchard | 1 | top. from OE ortgeard, orceard 'orchard'. | |
| Orchard | 1 | 1569 ASB | |
| Page | 5 | occ. from OFr page 'page'. | |
| Page | 4 | 1558 ASH; 1560 ASH; 1574 ASB; 1598 ASH | |
| alias Page | 1 | 1606 ASH | |
| Stone | 10 | top. from OE stan 'stone'. | |
| Stone | 9 | 1561 CHE; 1564 ASB; 1568 ASB; 1570 ASB; 1573 ASB; 1582 ASB; 1591 ASB; 1595 CHE; 1621 CRE | |
| als. Stone | 1 | 1584 ASB | |
| Tucker | 2 | occ. from a derivative of OE tucian 'to torment', for a tucker or fuller. | |
| Tucker | 2 | 1570 ASB; 1572 ASB | |
| Upcott | 3 | loc. from any of various places named Upcot(s) in Devon. | |
| als. Upcott | 2 | 1568 ASB; 1591 ASB | |
| Upcot | 1 | 1584 ASB | |
| Way | 2 | loc. from Waye (D). | |
| Way | 1 | 1568 ASB | |
| Waye | 1 | 1580 BIS | |
| Wyse | 1 | desc. from OE wis 'wise'. | |
| Wyse | 1 | 1564 ASB |