I have grouped variants together; headers in bold, and associated etymological info, come from Reaney & Wilson (primarily), Hjerstedt (occassionally), and Watts (for assorted place names). ? are ones where I am not sure I have correctly identified the name. I have retained all capitalization as it was found in the source material.
Name | Number | Wards | Notes |
Abba | 1 | | top. from 'abbey'. |
del Abbaie | 1 | Walbrook |
Abingdon | 2 | | loc. from Abingdon (Oxon). |
de Abyndone | 2 | Billingsgate, Dowgate |
Abraham | 1 | | pat. from Abraham. |
Abraham | 1 | Cheap |
Adrian | 1 | | pat. from Adrian. |
Adryan | 1 | Cordwainer |
Agrove | 1 | | top. from OE graf 'grove'. |
atte Groue | 1 | Aldersgate |
Alabaster | 3 | | occ. from OFr arbalestier, arbelestier 'a soldier armed with a crossbow, also used for a maker of crossbows. |
Larblaster | 2 | Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without |
larblaster | 1 | Farringdon Within |
le Arblaster' | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Alaway | 1 | | pat. from OE Æðdelwig, Ælfwig, or Ealdwig. |
Alewy | 1 | Cripplegate |
Alban | 4 | | pat. from Alban. |
Albon | 4 | Cheap, Farringdon Within, Walbrook |
Aldenham | 1 | | loc. from Aldenham (Herts) |
de Aldenham | 1 | Cripplegate |
Algate | 3 | | loc. from Aldgate (London). |
de Alegate | 3 | Cornhill, Lime Street |
Allutario | 1 | | |
Allutario | 1 | Cheap |
Amias | 1 | | loc. from Amiens. |
de Amyas | 1 | Cheap |
Andrew | 1 | | pat. from Andrew. |
Andreu | 1 | Dowgate |
Annore | 1 | | |
Annore | 1 | Billingsgate |
Anstee | 1 | | loc. from Anstey (D, Dorst, Hants, Herts, Wilts) or Ansty (Warwicks). |
Anesty | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Appleby | 1 | | loc. from Appleby (Leics, Lincs, Westmorland). |
de Appilby | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Arden | 1 | | loc. from Arden (WMids) or Arden Great Moor (NRY) |
de Ardena | 1 | Tower |
Armer | 9 | | occ. from OE armurier 'armourer, marker of arms'. |
Armurer | 1 | Cheap |
Larmurer | 7 | Bread Street, Farringdon Without |
le Armurer | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Ash | 1 | | loc. from any number of places called Ash. |
de Asshe | 1 | Broad Street |
Ashborn | 1 | | loc. from Ashbourne (Db), Ashburnham (Sx), or Ashburton (D). |
de Ayssheburne | 1 | Bread Street |
Ashdown | 1 | | loc. from Ashdown (Berks), Ashdown (Ess), or Ashdown Forest (Sx). |
de Asshyndone | 1 | Langbourn |
Ashford | 1 | | loc. from Ashford (D, Db, Salop) or Aysheford (D). |
de Assheforde | 1 | Tower |
Ashridge | 1 | | loc. from Ashridge College (Herts). |
de Assherigg' | 1 | Cripplegate |
Aslin | 1 | | pat. from OFr Acelin, Ascelin. |
Asselyn | 1 | Tower |
Aspel | 1 | | loc. from Aspall (Sf) or Aspal (La). |
de Aspale | 1 | Cornhill |
ate Longe | 1 | | |
ate Long | 1 | Farringdon Without |
ate Scherge | 1 | | |
ate Scherge | 1 | Coleman Street |
Atford | 1 | | top. from OE ford 'ford'. |
atte fforde | 1 | Langbourn |
Attack | 1 | | top. from OE ac 'oak'. |
atte Ok' | 1 | Farringdon Within |
atte Bascat | 1 | | |
atte Bascat | 1 | Cornhill |
atte Brendewode | 1 | | |
atte Brendewode | 1 | Broad Street |
atte Briggehous | 1 | | |
atte Briggehou[s] | 1 | Cripplegate |
atte ffreth | 1 | | |
atte ffreth | 1 | Walbrook |
atte Rydye | 1 | | |
atte Rydye | 1 | Cripplegate |
atte Ryol | 2 | | |
atte Ryol | 1 | Bread Street |
de la Ryole | 1 | Bread Street |
atte Stoples | 1 | | |
atte Stoples | 1 | Cornhill |
Attwater | 1 | | top. from OE wæter 'water'. |
atte Watere | 1 | Bridge |
Attwick | 1 | | top. from OE wic 'dairy-farm'. |
atte Wyche | 1 | Bridge |
Attwood | 1 | | top. from OE wudu 'wood'. |
atte Wode | 1 | Billingsgate |
Aurifaber | 2 | | occ. from Latin aurifaber 'goldsmith'. |
aurifabri | 1 | Cripplegate | This a genitive form. |
aurifabro | 1 | Cripplegate | This an ablative form. |
Austen | 1 | | pat. from OFr Aoustin. |
Austyn | 1 | Candlewick |
Aylesbury | 1 | | loc. from Aylesbury (Bucks). |
de Aylesbur' | 1 | Dowgate |
Aylesham | 1 | | loc. from Aylesham (K). |
de Aylesham | 1 | Bassishaw |
Baker | 6 | | occ. from OE bæcere 'baker'. |
Bakere | 1 | Bread Street |
le Baker | 3 | Broad Street, Castle Baynard, Farringdon Within |
le Baker' | 2 | Bassishaw, Cripplegate |
Backwell | 1 | | loc. from Backwell (So). |
de Bakwelle | 1 | Broad Street |
Bacon | 1 | | occ. from OFr, ME bacon, bacun 'ham, bacon', for a butcher. |
Bacun | 1 | Cheap |
Bail | 1 | | occ. from ME bail(e) 'the wall of the outer court of a feudal castle', used for a guardian of such. |
Bale | 1 | Coleman Street |
Bailey | 1 | | loc. from Old Bailey, London. |
en la baillye | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Balaam | 1 | | loc. from Baalon in Meuse. |
Balum | 1 | Candlewick |
Baldree | 5 | | pat. from Baudry. |
Baudre | 1 | Candlewick |
Baudry | 4 | Bridge, Cripplegate |
Ballance | 1 | | occ. from OFr balancier 'one who weighs with a balance'. |
le Balauncer | 1 | Cordwainer |
Ballard | 3 | | desc. from ME ball + -ard, for a bald-headed man. |
Ballard | 2 | Cornhill, Cripplegate |
Ballar[d] | 1 | Billingsgate |
Balsam | 5 | | loc. from Balsham (Cambs) or Balstone (D). |
de Balsham | 5 | Cheap, Cordwainer, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without, Langbourn |
Bampton | 1 | | loc. from Bampton (Cu, D, O, We). |
de Bamptone | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Barber | 19 | | occ. from OFr barbeor, barbier 'barber'. |
Barbier | 1 | Langbourn |
barbour | 1 | Cripplegate |
Barbour | 1 | Broad Street |
le Barber | 7 | Bridge, Castle Baynard, Cripplegate, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without |
le Barbier | 8 | Bread Street, Coleman Street, Cornhill, Queenhithe |
le Barbour | 1 | Broad Street |
Bardeney | 1 | | locc. from Bardney (L). |
de Bardeneie | 1 | Cheap |
Barnes | 2 | | loc. from Barnes (Surrey) or residence near a barn. |
de Bernes | 2 | Aldersgate, Queenhithe |
Barnet | 2 | | top. from OE bærnet 'burning', for a land cleared by such. |
ate Barnette | 1 | Cheap |
de la Barnat' | 1 | Broad Street |
Baron | 1 | | desc. from OFr barun, baron 'baron'. |
Barun | 1 | Cheap |
Barr | 1 | | top. from OFr, ME barre 'barrier, gateway'. |
atte Barre | 1 | Billingsgate |
Barrat | 1 | | occ. from OFr barrette 'cap, bonnet', for a maker or seller of such, or desc. from ME bar(r)et(te) 'trouble, distress, deception, fraud, contention, strife'. |
Barette | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Basing | 1 | | loc. from Basing (Hampshire). |
de Basyng' | 1 | Langbourn |
Bastard | 1 | | desc. from OFr bastard. |
Bastard | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Batecote | 1 | | |
Batecote | 1 | Bridge |
Battle | 1 | | desc. from OFr de la batail 'of the battle-array, warrior'. |
atte Bataille | 1 | Broad Street |
Baynard | 1 | | pat. from OG Beinhard. |
Baynard | 1 | Cornhill |
Bear | 1 | | loc. from any number of places named Beare, Beara, Beer, Beera, or Beere. |
de Bere | 1 | Walbrook |
Beardfield | 1 | | loc. from Bardfield (Ess). |
de Berdefelde | 1 | Bread Street |
Beauchamp | 1 | | loc. from Beauchamps (La Manche) or any number of places called Beauchamp in France. |
Beauchaumpe | 1 | Coleman Street |
Beckenham | 1 | | loc. from Beckenham (GLond). |
de Bekenham | 1 | Cheap |
Bedfont | 1 | | loc. from West, East Bedfont (GLond). |
de Bedefonte | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Bedford | 2 | | loc. from Bedford (Beds, Lancashire) or Bedforth (WRY). |
de Bedeforde | 2 | Aldersgate, Broad Street |
Belebouche | 1 | | |
Belebouche | 1 | Aldgate |
Beleuoye | 1 | | |
Beleuoye | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Bellamy | 1 | | desc. from OFr bel ami 'fair friend'. |
Belamy | 1 | Bridge |
Bellhouse | 2 | | loc. from a residence near a detached bell-house or tower. |
atte Belhous | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Belhous | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Bem | 1 | | |
B[e]m | 1 | Langbourn |
Benstead | 2 | | loc. from Benstead (Ha), Banstead (Sr), Binstead (Wt), or Binsted (Ha, Sx). |
de Benstede | 2 | Candlewick |
Bentley | 1 | | loc. from any number of places named Bentle. |
de Bentele | 1 | Bread Street |
Berden | 1 | | loc. from Berden (Ess), Bardown in Ticehurst (Sx), or Barden in Skipton (WRY). |
de Berdene | 1 | Broad Street |
Berkhamsted | 3 | | loc. from Great, Little Berkhamstead (Herts). |
de Berkhampstede | 1 | Langbourn |
de Berkhamstede | 2 | Cheap, Coleman Street |
Berry | 7 | | loc. from Berry Pomeroy (D), Bury St Edmunds (Sf) or Bury (Huntingdonshire, Lancashire); or top. from OE bur 'tower' or burh 'fort'. |
de Beri | 1 | Walbrook |
de Bery | 3 | Broad Street, Coleman Street, Queenhithe |
de Bury | 2 | Bridge, Cornhill |
de Byry | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Berwick | 1 | | loc. from Berwick (Dorset, Northumb, etc.), Berrick (Oxon), or Barwick (Nf, WRY). |
de Berewyk' | 1 | Candlewick |
Beseuille | 1 | | |
Allutario | 1 | Cheap |
Bethune | 1 | | loc. from Béthune (Pas-de-Calais). |
de Betoigne | 1 | Cordwainer |
Beuflour | 2 | | |
Beuflour | 2 | Bridge, Tower |
Beverley | 1 | | loc. from Beverley (ERY). |
de Beuerle | 1 | Bread Street |
Big | 1 | | desc. from ME bigge 'large, strong, stout'. |
Bigge | 1 | Portsoken |
Bird | 2 | | desc. from OE bridd 'bird'. |
Brid | 1 | Coleman Street |
Bryd | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Birmingham | 1 | | loc. from Birmingham (Wa). |
Birmingham | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Bixley | 1 | | loc. from Bixley (Nf) or Bixley Heath (Sf). |
de Bixele | 1 | Queenhithe |
de Bixle | 1 | Queenhithe |
Blackett | 1 | | desc. from a diminutive of ME blake 'black'. |
Blaket | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Blake | 2 | | desc. from OE, ME blake 'black'. |
Blak' | 1 | Cripplegate |
le Blak' | 1 | Cheap |
Blakeney | 1 | | loc. from Blakeney (Gl, Nf) or Blackney Fm (Do). |
de Blakeneye | 1 | Tower |
Blakenhall | 1 | | loc. from Blakenhall (Ches). |
de Blakenhale | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Bledlow | 1 | | loc. from Bledlow (Bk). |
de Bledelowe | 1 | Broad Street |
Blyth | 2 | | loc. from the Blyth (Northum, Notts). |
de Blythe | 2 | Farringdon Within, Lime Street |
Boggers | 1 | | desc. from ME bogeys 'inclined to bluster or brag, puffed up, bold'. |
Bogays | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Bohiere | 1 | | |
Bohiere | 1 | Bridge |
Bokskyn | 1 | | |
Bokskyn | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Bollington | 3 | | loc. from Bollington (Ch) or Bolington Hall in Ugley (Ess). |
de Bolyngtone | 3 | Castle Baynard, Queenhithe |
Bolnhurst | 1 | | loc. from Bolnhurst (Beds). |
de Bolnhurste | 1 | Cripplegate |
Bonifant | 1 | | desc. from Fr bon enfant 'good child'. |
Bon emfaunt | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Bonserieaunt' | 1 | | |
Bonserieaunt' | 1 | Aldgate |
Bookbinder | 2 | | occ. from OE boc, bindere. |
la Bokebynder | 1 | Farringdon Without | borne by a woman. |
le Bokebynder | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Boreham | 4 | | loc. from Boreham (Ess), Boreham Wood (Herts), Boreham Street (Sx), or Boreham (Wilts). |
de Borham | 4 | Bridge, Broad Street, Cheap, Cripplegate |
Boriuel | 1 | | |
Boriuel | 1 | Bassishaw |
Bort' | 1 | | |
Bort' | 1 | Coleman Street |
Bothell | 1 | | top. from OE *bóþl 'hall or manor house'. |
de Bottele | 1 | Coleman Street |
Bow | 3 | | top. from OE boga 'bow, arch, vault', 'arched bridge'. |
ate Bowe | 3 | Cordwainer |
Bowyer | 1 | | occ. from ME bowyere 'maker of or trader in bows'. |
le Bowyere | 1 | Candlewick |
Box | 1 | | desc. from OE box 'box-tree, box-wood' or loc. from Box (Gl, Wilts), or Box Hall (Herts). |
Box | 1 | Aldersgate |
Boyes | 2 | | top. from OFr bois 'wood'. |
Bois | 1 | Coleman Street |
du Boys | 1 | Candlewick |
Braban | 1 | | desc. from Brabant in Flanders. |
Brabanter | 1 | Dowgate |
Braciatore | 2 | | |
Braciatore | 1 | Portsoken |
braciatore | 1 | Cripplegate |
Bradley | 2 | | loc. from Bradley (Lincs, WRY, etc.) |
de Bradele | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Bradelee | 1 | Cheap |
Brainford | 1 | | loc. probably from some lost place on the river Brain. |
de Braynforde | 1 | Billingsgate |
Brampton | 2 | | loc. from Brampton (Cu, Db, He, Hu, L, Nf, Nth, Sf, We, WRY). |
de Bramptone | 2 | Cornhill, Farringdton Within |
Brand | 1 | | pat. from ON Brandr, ODa Brand. |
Brand | 1 | Dowgate |
Brandon | 2 | | loc. from Brandon (Dur, Nf, Sf, Warwicks) or Brundon (Essex). |
de Brandone | 2 | Cheap, Farringdon Within |
Brangwin | 1 | | loc. from Bryngwyn (Wales). |
Brangweyn | 1 | Broad Street |
Brass | 1 | | desc. from OFr brace, brase 'arm'. |
Bras | 1 | Queenhithe |
Brasseur | 6 | | occ. from OFr braceor, brasseur 'brewer'. |
la Braceresse | 1 | Candlewick | borne by a woman |
le Braceresce | 1 | Bishopsgate | borne by a woman |
le Brasour | 2 | Bishopsgate, Cripplegate |
le Brazour | 2 | Cordwainer, Queenhithe |
Bray | 4 | | loc. from Bray (Berks) or High Bray (D). |
de Braye | 4 | Cripplegate, Tower |
Braystones | 1 | | loc. from Braystones (Cumbr). |
de Braydestone | 1 | Candlewick |
Breadstreet | 1 | | loc. possibly from Bread Street (London). |
de Bredstrate | 1 | Cordwainer |
Breedon | 1 | | loc. from Bredon (WO) or Breedon on the Hill (Lei). |
de Bredone | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Bret | 5 | | desc. from OFr Bret 'a Breton' or OE Brit, Bryt, Bret 'a Briton', applied to the Strathclyde Britons until c. 1300. |
Bret | 2 | Alderstgate |
Brit | 1 | Bridge |
le Bret | 2 | Cripplegate, Farringdon Without |
Brewer | 14 | | occ. from ME brewere 'brewer'. |
Brewer' | 1 | Billingsgate |
la Brewere | 1 | Broad Street | borne by a woman. |
le Brewer | 2 | Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without |
le Brewer' | 1 | Aldersgate |
le Brewere | 8 | Aldgate, Billingsgate, Broad Street, Langbourn, Tower |
le Bruer | 1 | Portsoken |
Brice | 1 | | pat. from Brice. |
Brice | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Brickhill | 1 | | loc. from Bow, Great, Little Brickhill (Bucks). |
de Brikhulle | 1 | Cripplegate |
Bridge | 2 | | top. from OE brycg 'bridge'. |
de Bregge | 1 | Bishopsgate |
de Brugge | 1 | Cheap |
Bridgford | 1 | | loc. from West, East Bridgford (Notts). |
de Brigforde | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Bridlington | 1 | | loc. from Bridlington (NRY). |
de Bridelingtone | 1 | Aldersgate |
Brightwell | 1 | | loc. from Brightwell (Berks, Sf) or Brightwell Baldwin (O). |
de Brightwelle | 1 | Cheap |
Bristow | 2 | | loc. from Bristol (Glos). |
de Bristowe | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Brystowe | 1 | Langbourn |
Brockton | 1 | | lco. from Brockton (Sa) or Brocton (St). |
Broketone | 1 | Bridge |
Brockwood | 1 | | loc. from Brookwood in Woking (Sr). |
Brokewode | 1 | Bridge |
Brompton | 1 | | loc. from Brompton (Middlesex, Salop, ERY, NRY). |
de Bromptone | 1 | Cordwainer |
Brongor | 2 | | |
Brongor | 2 | Bridge |
Broom | 3 | | top. from OE brom 'broom'. |
ate Brom | 2 | Cripplegate |
atte Brome | 1 | Cripplegate |
Broomfield | 1 | | loc. from Broomfield (Essex, K, Som) or Bromfield (Cumb, Salop). |
de Bromfelde | 1 | Cornhill |
Broseley | 1 | | loc. from Broseley (Shrops). |
de Brosele | 1 | Broad Street |
Brothers | 1 | | pat from. ON Bróðir, ODa Brothir or desc. from OE broðor 'brother'. |
Brother | 1 | Billingsgate |
Broughton | 1 | | loc. from any number of places called Broughton. |
de Broghtone | 1 | Bridge |
Brown | 1 | | desc. from OE brun or OFr brun 'brown'. |
Broun | 1 | Bread Street |
Browning | 1 | | pat. from OE Bruning |
Brouning' | 1 | Queenhithe |
Buckingham | 1 | | lolc. from Buckingham (Bk). |
de Bokyngham | 1 | Langbourn |
Buckler | 3 | | occ. from OFr bouclier 'maker of buckles'. |
le Bokeler | 3 | Bread Street, Cheap |
Budley | 1 | | loc. from Budleigh (D). |
de Budele | 1 | Queenhithe |
Bull | 1 | | desc. from OE bula 'bull'. |
le Bole | 1 | Farringdon Within | borne by a woman |
Bullen | 1 | | loc. from Boulogne (France). |
de Bolonia | 1 | Tower |
Bullock | 2 | | desc. from OE bulluc 'a bull-calf'. |
Bullok' | 2 | Bishopsgate, Dowgate |
Bumpstead | 1 | | loc. from Helions, Steeple Bumpstead (Ess) |
de Bumstede | 1 | Broad Street |
Buntingford | 1 | | loc. from Buntingford (Herts). |
de Buntyngforde | 1 | Cornhill |
de Burdeux | 1 | Cordwainer |
Burge | 2 | | top. from OE brycg 'bridge' or loc. from any number of places called Burgh. |
de Burghe | 2 | Bridge, Queenhithe |
Burges | 1 | | desc. from OFr burgeis 'inhabitant of a borough', i.e., one with full municipal rights. |
Burgeys | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Burgoin | 2 | | loc. from Burgundy. |
de Burgoine | 1 | Cheap |
de Burgoyne | 1 | Cheap |
Burlingham | 1 | | loc. from South, North Burlingham (Nf) or Burlingham (H&W) |
de Berlingham | 1 | Tower |
Burnham | 2 | | loc. from Burnham (Bucks, Essex, Lincs, Nf, Som). |
de Bernham | 1 | Aldersgate |
de Burnham | 1 | Cripplegate |
Burrel | 1 | | desc. from OFr burel 'reddish-brown'. |
Burel | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Burser | 1 | | occ. from OFr borsier 'treasurer, bursar', or perhaps 'a maker of purses'. |
le Bourser | 1 | Coleman Street |
Burton | 1 | | loc. from one of many places called Burton or Bourton. |
de Burtone | 1 | Cordwainer |
Bush | 1 | | top. from OE busc 'bush'. |
Bussh | 1 | Candlewick |
Butcher | 2 | | occ. from OFr bochier, bouchier 'butcher'. |
le Bocher | 1 | Bridge |
le Boucher | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Butner | 2 | | loc. from OFr botonier 'maker of buttons'. |
Botoner | 1 | Cripplegate |
le Botoner | 1 | Bassishaw |
Butt | 1 | | pat. from OE *Butt, *Butta, or desc. from ME butt 'thicker end, stump'. |
But | 1 | Cripplegate |
Cadbury | 1 | | loc. from Cadbury (D, So). |
de Cadbury | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Cafot' | 1 | | |
Cafot' | 1 | Candlewick |
Callander | 1 | | occ. from OFr calendrier, calendreur 'one who calenders cloth'. |
le Kalendrer | 1 | Coleman Street |
Caller | 4 | | occ. from Fr cale 'a kind of cap', for 'a maker of cauls or coifs for the head'. |
le Caller' | 1 | Tower |
le Callere | 3 | Cheap, Cripplegate |
Calverley | 1 | | loc. from Calverley (WRY) or Calverleigh (D). |
Caluari | 1 | Bassishaw |
Camps | 1 | | loc. from Castle, Shudy Camps (Cambs). |
de Caumpes | 1 | Bassishaw |
Candle | 1 | | occ. from OE candel 'candle', for a maker or seller of candles. |
Candle | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Canfield | 5 | | loc. from Great, Little Canfield (Ess). |
de Canefelde | 4 | Billingsgate, Candlewick, Langbourn |
de Kanefelde | 1 | Candlewick |
Canterbury | 4 | | loc. from Canterbury (K). |
de Cantebrigg' | 1 | Cordwainer |
de Cantuaria | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Cauntebr' | 1 | Cornhill |
de Cauntebrugg' | 1 | Lime Street |
Capp | 1 | | occ. from OE cappe 'cap', for a capper. |
Cappe | 1 | Langbourn |
Cappes | 1 | | |
Cappes | 1 | Coleman Street |
Cardoyl | 1 | | |
Cardoyl | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Carlisle | 1 | | loc. from Carlisle (Cumb). |
de Karlel | 1 | Bread Street |
Carnifice | 1 | | |
Carnifice | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Carpentario | 1 | | |
Carpentario | 1 | Cripplegate |
Carpenter | 8 | | occ. from AFr carpenter 'carpenter'. |
carpenter | 1 | Aldersgate |
Carpenter | 1 | Portsoken |
le Carpenter | 6 | Bassishaw, Billinsgate, Bishopsgate, Broad Street, Castle Baynard, Farringdon Without |
Carter | 3 | | occ. from OFr charetier 'charioteer, carter'. |
le Charetter | 3 | Castle Baynard, Farringdon Without |
Caseario | 1 | | |
Caseario | 1 | Portsoken |
Caterham | 1 | | loc. from Caterham (Surrey). |
de Caterham | 1 | Coleman Street |
Cavendish | 4 | | loc. from Cavendish (Sf). |
Cauendissh | 1 | Bassishaw |
de Kauendishe | 3 | Cheap |
Cawston | 5 | | loc. from Cawston (Nf). |
de Caustone | 5 | Bassishaw, Broad Street, Cripplegate, Farringdon Within |
Caxton ? | 1 | | loc. from Caxton (C). |
de Cakestone | 1 | Walbrook |
Century | 7 | | occ. from OFr ceinturier, sainturier 'maker of waist-belts'. |
Centuraria | 1 | Portsoken | borne by a woman. |
Centurario | 3 | Portsoken |
Ceynturer | 2 | Cheap |
la Ceynturere | 1 | Coleman Street | borne by a woman |
Chambers | 2 | | top. from ME chaumbre 'room (in a house).' |
atte Chaumbre | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de la Chaumbre | 1 | Cordwainer |
Champain | 1 | | loc. from Champagne (France). |
de Chaumpayne | 1 | Bread Street |
Champion | 1 | | desc. from OFr champiun, champion 'a combattant in the campus or arena, a champion'. |
Champioun | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Chandler | 32 | | occ. from OFr chandelier, candelier 'maker or seller of candles'. |
Candelario | 2 | Cheap, Farringdon Within |
chaundeler | 2 | Cripplegate |
Chaundeler | 1 | Cheap |
la Chaundelere | 1 | Langbourn | borne by a woman |
le chaundeler | 8 | Broad Street, Queenhithe |
le Chaundeler | 18 | Billinsgate, Bread Street, Bridge, Candlewick, Cheap, Coleman Street, Cornhill, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without, Langbourn |
Chantler | 1 | | desc. from OFr chautner, clere 'sing loudly'. |
Chauntecler | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Chapelario | 1 | | |
Chapelario | 1 | Candlewick |
Chapeler | 1 | | |
le Chapeler | 1 | Bread Street |
Chapman | 1 | | desc. from OE ceapmann, cyp(e)mann, cepemann 'merchant, trader'. |
Chapman | 1 | Portsoken |
Charlton | 1 | | loc. from any number of places called Charlton. |
de Charletone | 1 | Cheap |
Chaucer | 5 | | occ. from OFr chaucier 'maker of chausses, breeches, pantaloons, hose', probably also a worker in leather. |
le Chaucer | 5 | Bread Street, Cordwainer, Cripplegate |
Chelery | 1 | | |
Chelery | 1 | Cordwainer |
Chelmersford | 1 | | loc. from Chelmersford (Essex). |
de Chelmeresforde | 1 | Lime Street |
Chelsea | 1 | | loc. from Chelsea (GLond). |
de Chelse | 1 | Walbrook |
Chertsey | 1 | | loc. from Chertsey (Surrey). |
de Charteseye | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Chester | 1 | | loc. from Chester (Ches) or Little Chester (Db), Chester le Street (Dur), or Chesters (Northumb). |
de Cestre | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Cheverall | 1 | | occ. from OFr chevrele, chevrelle 'seller of kid-leather'. |
le Cheuelmongere | 1 | Cripplegate |
Chiswick | 1 | | loc. from Chiswick (Ess, Middlesex) or Cheswick (Northumb). |
de Chesewyk' | 1 | Dowgate |
Christopher | 1 | | loc. from Saint Christopher, London. |
Cristofre | 1 | Broad Street |
Cissore | 3 | | |
cissore | 1 | Cripplegate |
Cissore | 2 | Cheap |
Clacton | 2 | | loc. from Great, Little Clacton (Essex). |
de Clactone | 1 | Aldersgate |
de Claktone | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Clark | 7 | | occ. from Lat. clericus 'clerk'. |
Clerico | 2 | Cheap, Portsoken |
le Clerc | 1 | Farringdon Without |
le Clerc' | 2 | Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without |
le Clerk | 1 | Aldersgate |
le clerk' | 1 | Queenhithe |
Clavering | 1 | | loc. from Clavering (Ess). |
de Claueryngg' | 1 | Cornhill |
Clear | 1 | | mat. from French Clere. |
Clere | 1 | Coleman Street |
Clear | 1 | | loc. from Clere (Hants). |
de Clere | 1 | Cripplegate |
Clenhond | 1 | | |
Clenhond | 1 | Tower |
Cobb | 1 | | pat. from OE *Cobba. |
Cobbe | 1 | Portsoken |
Cobham | 1 | | loc. from Cobham (K, Surrey, Sx). |
de Cobham | 1 | Dowgate |
Cock | 2 | | top. from OE cocc 'haycock, heap, hillock'; "in London it probably derived from the sign of a house or inn." |
ate Cocke | 1 | Langbourn |
Cok' | 1 | Dowgate |
Coco | 11 | | |
Coco | 11 | Bread Street, Bridge, Cheap, Cordwainer, Farringdon Within, Queenhithe |
Coddenham | 1 | | loc. from Coddenham (Suff). |
de Codham | 1 | Coleman Street |
Coddington | 2 | | loc. from Coddington (H&W). |
de Codyngtone | 2 | Candlewick, Tower |
Coe | 1 | | desc. from ME co, coo 'jackdaw'. |
le Coo | 1 | Candlewick |
Coffer | 2 | | occ. from OFr coffrier 'maker of chests, treasurer'. |
le Coffrer | 2 | Cheap |
Cole | 1 | | pat. from ON, ODa Koli or OE Cola. |
Cole | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Coleman | 2 | | pat. from OIr Colmán or ON Kalman, or desc. 'charcoal-burner'. |
Coleman | 2 | Candlewick, Tower |
Colkirk | 1 | | loc. from Colkirk (Nf). |
de Colkirk' | 1 | Cripplegate |
Collier | 3 | | occ. from OE col 'coal', for a maker or seller of coal. |
Coliere | 2 | Castle Baynard |
le Colyer | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Colwell | 1 | | loc. from Colwell (D, Nb), Colwall (He), or Colwell House in Wivelsfield (Sx). |
de Colewelle | 1 | Cordwainer |
Combe | 3 | | loc. any number of places called Comb, Combe, or Coombe, or top. from OE cumb 'small valley'. |
de Combe | 1 | Dowgate |
de Coumbe | 2 | Cripplegate, Tower |
Conduit | 3 | | top. from ME conduit, condit, cundit, an artificial channel or pipe for conveying water. |
ate Conduyt | 1 | Cheap |
atte Condut | 1 | Bread Street |
atte Conduyt | 1 | Bread Street, Cheap |
Consedy | 1 | | desc. from OFr commencer, dieu 'May God begin it', a phrase name. |
Counsedieu | 1 | Tower |
Constantine | 1 | | pat. from OFr Constantin. |
Constantin | 1 | Cripplegate |
Converse | 1 | | desc. from OFr convers 'converted', used of one converted from secular to religious life in adult age. |
le Conuers | 1 | Cornhill |
Cooper | 8 | | occ. from ME couper 'maker or repairer of wooden casks, buckets, or tubs'. |
le Couper | 2 | Bread Street, Langbourn |
le Coupere | 4 | Bridge, Broad Street, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without |
le Cuppere | 2 | Cripplegate |
Copham | 2 | | |
Copham | 1 | Cordwainer |
de Copham | 1 | Bread Street |
Corder | 2 | | occ. from OFr cordier 'maker of cords'. |
le Corder | 2 | Farringdon Within, Queenhithe |
Cordner | 14 | | occ. from OFr cordoanier 'shoemaker'. |
Cordwaner | 1 | Cripplegate |
Cordewaner | 5 | Castle Baynard, Cheap, Cripplegate |
le Cordewaner | 8 | Billingsgate, Bridge, Cheap, Coleman Street, Langbourn, Tower, Walbrook |
Corner | 1 | | top. from AFr, ME corner 'angle, corner'. |
atte Corner | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Cornwall | 1 | | loc. from Cornwall. |
de Cornwaille | 1 | Bridge |
Corp | 1 | | desc. from ON korpr or OFr corp 'raven'. |
Corp | 1 | Cordwainer |
Correour | 1 | | |
Correour | 1 | Cripplegate |
Cotekyn | 1 | | |
Cotekyn | 1 | Bridge |
Coterel | 2 | | desc. from OFr coterel, a dim. of OFr cotier 'cottager'. |
Coterel | 2 | Bread Street, Farringdon Within |
Cotiller | 11 | | |
Cotiller | 1 | Cheap |
le Cotiler | 1 | Farringdon Without |
le Cotiller | 9 | Bridge, Cheap, Cordwainer, Cornhill, Dowgate, Farringdon Without |
Coton | 1 | | loc. from Coton (Cambs), Cotton (Ches), Coatham (Dur, NRY), Cotham (Notts), or Cottam (Notts, ERY). |
de Coton | 1 | Walbrook |
Cousin | 3 | | desc. from OFr cusin, cosin 'kinsman, cousin'. |
Cosyn | 3 | Bread Street, Walbrook |
Coventry | 1 | | loc. from Coventry (Warwicks). |
de Couentre | 1 | Cheap |
Cover | 1 | | occ. from ME, OFr cuve 'cask, vat' or OFr cuvier 'cooper'. |
Couere | 1 | Cripplegate |
Coxin | 1 | | |
Coxin | 1 | Candlewick |
Crane | 1 | | desc. from OE cran 'crane', for a long-legged person. |
Crane | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Cray | 3 | | loc. from Foots, North, St Mary, St Paul's Cray (K). |
de Craye | 2 | Candlewick |
de Creye | 1 | Bridge |
Cripplegate | 1 | | loc. from Cripplegate (London). |
de Crepulgate | 1 | Queenhithe |
Crocker | 1 | | occ. from OE croc(c), crocca 'an earthen pot'. |
le Crockere | 1 | Dowgate |
Crofton | 1 | | loc. from Crofton (Cu, Ha, K, W, WRY). |
de Croftone | 1 | Langbourn |
Cross | 3 | | top. from cross. |
Crosse | 3 | Billingsgate, Tower |
Crouch | 4 | | top. from OE cruc 'cross'. |
ate Crouche | 1 | Candlewick |
atte Crouche | 3 | Bread Street, Candlewick, Queenhithe |
Croyden | 2 | | locc. from Croydon (C, Sr). |
de Croydone | 2 | Bassishaw, Billingsgate |
Cunningham | 1 | | loc. from Cunningham (Ayrshire). |
de Conyngham | 1 | Tower |
Currier | 1 | | desc. from OFr conreeur 'currier, leather-dresser'. |
le Curreour | 1 | Cheap |
Dalling | 3 | | loc. from Dalling (Nf). |
de Dallingg' | 3 | Bassishaw, Bread Street, Cripplegate |
Danes | 1 | | top. from OE denu 'valley'. |
Deynes | 1 | Cheap |
Daniel | 5 | | pat. from Daniel. |
Danyel | 3 | Aldgate, Cheap, Cripplegate |
Danye[l] | 1 | Aldgate |
Danyeles | 1 | Broad Street |
Darby | 3 | | loc. from Derby. |
de Derbi | 2 | Walbrook |
de Derby | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Darcey | 1 | | loc. from Arcy (La Manche). |
Darcy | 1 | Dowgate |
Darnole | 1 | | |
Darnole | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Darree | 1 | | desc. from OFr denree 'penny-worth'. |
Darry | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Daske | 1 | | |
Daske | 1 | Queenhithe |
Davey | 1 | | pat. from Davy. |
Dauy | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Amondesham | 2 | | |
de Amondesham | 2 | Farringdon Without |
de Attone | 1 | | |
de Attone | 1 | Aldersgate |
de Auemere | 1 | | |
de Auemere | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Aumesbery | 1 | | |
de Aumesbery | 1 | Aldersgate |
de Bedik' | 1 | | |
de Bedik' | 1 | Cordwainer |
de Benyngho | 1 | | |
de Benyngho | 1 | Tower |
de Berdefelde | 1 | | |
de Berdefelde | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Berkeyne | 11 | | |
de Berkeyne | 1 | Bread Street |
de Berkyng' | 2 | Queenhithe |
de Berkyngg' | 8 | Bassishaw, Bishopsgate, Cheap, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, |
de Berkwey | 2 | | |
de Berkwey | 2 | Cripplegate, Queenhithe |
de Bertone | 2 | | |
de Bertone | 2 | Castle Baynard, Farringdon Without |
de Billerica | 2 | | |
de Billerica | 1 | Portsoken |
de Billirica | 1 | Broad Street |
de Bolhurste | 1 | | |
de Bolhurste | 1 | Aldersgate |
de Bordesle | 1 | | |
de Bordesle | 1 | Cornhill |
de Bradburgham | 1 | | |
de Bradburgham | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Braghing' | 6 | | |
de Braghing' | 1 | Bridge |
de Braghyngg' | 2 | Cheap |
de Braughyng' | 3 | Candlewick, Walbrook |
de Brekendene | 1 | | |
de Brekendene | 1 | Candlewick |
de Bristenok' | 1 | | |
de Bristenok' | 1 | Queenhithe |
de Bronne | 1 | | |
de Bronne | 1 | Candlewick |
de Brounlexk' | 1 | | |
de Brounlexk' | 1 | Candlewick |
de Camerwelle | 1 | | |
de Camerwelle | 1 | Langbourn |
de Castelacre | 1 | | |
de Castelacre | 1 | Bread Street |
de Chelchehethe | 1 | | |
de Chelchehethe | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de Chesthunt | 1 | | |
de Chesthunt | 1 | Queenhithe |
de Chetyngtone | 1 | | |
de Chetyngtone | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de Cheyham | 1 | | |
de Cheyham | 1 | Bread Street |
de Chibbenham | 1 | | |
de Chibbenham | 1 | Cordwainer |
de Chikewelle | 3 | | |
de Chikewelle | 3 | Bread Street, Queenhithe |
de Cobhampbur' | 1 | | |
de Cobhampbur' | 1 | Aldgate |
de Compes | 1 | | |
de Compes | 1 | Broad Street |
de Compeworthe | 1 | | |
de Compeworthe | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Conestable | 1 | | |
de Conestable | 1 | Cheap |
de Coumbemartyn | 1 | | |
de Coumbemartyn | 1 | Tower |
de Cristemasse | 1 | | |
de Cristemasse | 1 | Cornhill |
de Crokesle | 1 | | |
de Crokesle | 1 | Bread Street |
de Dadyngtone | 1 | | |
de Dadyngtone | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Denecoumbe | 1 | | |
de [D]enecoumbe | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Dictone | 1 | | |
de Dictone | 1 | Queenhithe |
de Dokesworthe | 1 | | |
de Dokesworthe | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Dommowe | 4 | | |
de Dommowe | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Donmowe | 3 | Cripplegate, Langbourn, Walbrook |
de Donwyco | 1 | | |
de Donwyco | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Dulberi | 1 | | |
de Dulberi | 1 | Walbrook |
de Dureme | 1 | | |
de Dureme | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Dykesworthe | 1 | | |
de Dykesworthe | 1 | Cheap |
de Ebbegate | 1 | | |
de Ebbegate | 1 | Cordwainer |
de Edelmetone | 1 | | |
de Edelmetone | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de Elsyngham | 1 | | |
de Elsyngham | 1 | Cornhill |
de Estchep | 1 | | |
de Estchep | 1 | Walbrook |
de Eywode | 1 | | |
de Eywode | 1 | Langbourn |
de ffoundenhale | 1 | | |
de ffoundenhale | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de ffrithebek' | 1 | | |
de ffrithebek' | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de ffrowyk' | 1 | | |
de ffrowyk' | 1 | Tower |
de ffylers | 1 | | |
de ffyllers | 1 | Aldersgate |
de Gedelstone | 1 | | |
de Gedelstone | 1 | Cheap |
de Grauntebrigg' | 1 | | |
de Grauntebrigg' | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Harlestede | 1 | | |
de Harlestede | 1 | Candlewick |
de Harengeye | 1 | | |
de Harengeye | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Hecham | 1 | | |
de Hecham | 1 | Portsoken |
de Hedersete | 2 | | |
de Hedersete | 2 | Cordwainer, Cripplegate |
de Heldyng' | 1 | | |
de Heldyng' | 1 | Broad Street |
de Herkstede | 1 | | |
de Herkstede | 1 | Bridge |
de Herwardstok' | 1 | | |
de Herwardstok' | 1 | Broad Street |
de Heslewelle | 1 | | |
de Heslewelle | 1 | Walbrook |
de Holnedene | 1 | | |
de Holnedene | 1 | Candlewick |
de Hondeyepe | 1 | | |
de Hondeyepe | 1 | Castle Baynard |
de Honylane | 2 | | |
de Honylane | 2 | Cheap |
de Houmanbey | 1 | | |
de Houmanbey | 1 | Bread Street |
de Hoynesham | 1 | | |
de Hoynesham | 1 | Dowgate |
de Hundesdice | 1 | | |
de Hundesdiche | 1 | Portsoken |
de Hundore | 1 | | |
de Hundore | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Hydingham | 1 | | |
de Hydingham | 1 | Broad Street |
de ietyngg' | 1 | | |
de ietyngg' | 1 | Cornhill |
de Istelworthe | 1 | | |
de Istelworthe | 1 | Castle Baynard |
de Kancia | 1 | | |
de Kancia | 1 | Queenhithe |
de Kerebrok' | 1 | | |
de Kerebrok' | 1 | Bridge |
de Keyles' | 1 | | |
de Keyles' | 1 | Queenhithe |
de la Garderobe | 2 | | |
de la Garderobe | 2 | Candlewick, Langbourn |
de la Nonneys | 1 | | |
de la Nonneys | 1 | Candlewick |
de Lesues | 1 | | perhaps an error for Lesnes. |
de Lesues | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Lodelawe | 1 | | |
de Lodelawe | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Lodegershale | 1 | | |
de Lodegershale | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Londonstone | 1 | | |
de Londonstone | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de Luda | 1 | | |
de Luda | 1 | Dowgate |
de Lughteburghe | 2 | | |
de Lughteburghe | 2 | Bridge, Farringdon Within |
de Manhale | 1 | | |
de Manhale | 1 | Cornhill |
de Maryns | 1 | | |
de Maryns | 1 | Cheap |
de Massyngbiry | 1 | | |
de Massyngbiry | 1 | Bread Street |
de Matthyng | 1 | | |
de Matthyng | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de Medelane | 1 | | |
de Medelane | 1 | Cheap |
de Meldeburne | 1 | | |
de Meldeburne | 1 | Cordwainer |
de Merlawe | 1 | | |
de Merlawe | 1 | Cheap |
de Mokkingg' | 1 | | |
de Mokkingg' | 1 | Bridge |
de Naylynghurst' | 1 | | |
de Naylynghurst' | 1 | Aldgate |
de Oteswiche | 1 | | |
de Oteswiche | 1 | Broad Street |
de Pabenham | 1 | | |
de Pabenham | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de Palstre | 1 | | |
de Palstre | 1 | Bishopsgate |
de Peryngdone | 1 | | |
de Peryngdone | 1 | Billingsgate |
de Porkele | 1 | | |
de Porkele | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Porkesle | 2 | | |
de Porkesle | 2 | Cripplegate |
de Potenhale | 3 | | |
de Potenhale | 1 | Castle Baynard |
de Po[t]enhale | 1 | Castle Baynard |
de Pottenhale | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Potyngtone | 1 | | |
de Potyngtone | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de Poumfreyt | 1 | | |
de Poumfreyt | 1 | Bishopsgate |
de Pypehurste | 1 | | |
de Pypehurste | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Raghtone | 1 | | |
de Raghtone | 1 | Portsoken |
de Refham | 1 | | |
de Refham | 1 | Cheap |
de Rokesle | 3 | | |
de Rokesle | 3 | Dowgate |
de Roqeswelle | 1 | | |
de Roqeswelle | 1 | Tower |
de Rothingg' | 5 | | |
de Rothingg' | 2 | Aldersgate, Bridge |
de Rothingge | 1 | Cornhill |
de Rothynge | 1 | Langbourn |
de Rothyngg' | 1 | Lime Street |
de Sabrichesworthe | 1 | | |
de Sabrichesworthe | 1 | Cheap |
de Sancto Botulpho | 1 | | |
de Sancto Botulpho | 1 | Aldersgate |
de Sancto Saluatore | 1 | | |
de Sancto Saluatore | 1 | Tower |
de Secheforde | 2 | | |
de Secheforde | 2 | Farringdon Within |
de Seint Neede | 1 | | |
de Seint Neede | 1 | Cornhill |
de Seuecombe | 1 | | |
de Seuecombe | 1 | Bread Street |
de Shepstede | 1 | | |
de Shepstede | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de Speresholte | 1 | | |
de Speresholte | 1 | Cordwainer |
de Stebehethe | 3 | | |
de Stebehethe | 1 | Cheap |
de Stebenhuthe | 2 | Bread Street, Langbourn |
de Storteforde | 2 | | |
de Storteforde | 2 | Bridge, Cripplegate |
de Tethynglombe | 1 | | |
de Tethynglombe | 1 | Broad Street |
de Thele | 2 | | |
de Thele | 2 | Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without |
de Totenhale | 3 | | |
de Totenhale | 3 | Bishopsgate, Cheap, Cripplegate |
de Triple | 1 | | |
de Triple | 1 | Walbrook |
de Vndle | 1 | | |
de Vndle | 1 | Langbourn |
de Wengraue | 1 | | |
de Wengraue | 1 | Broad Street |
de Wodere | 1 | | |
de Wodere | 1 | Candlewick |
de Wodesslade | 1 | | |
de Wodesslade | 1 | Queenhithe |
de Wygehaye | 1 | | |
de Wygehaye | 1 | Bridge |
de Wymondeswolde | 1 | | |
de Wymondeswolde | 1 | Cornhill |
de Wyrlyngworthe | 1 | | |
de Wyrlyngworthe | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Ychull | 1 | | |
de Ychull | 1 | Cornhill |
de Yiueneye | 1 | | |
de Yiue[n]eye | 1 | Queenhithe |
de Yuylane | 1 | | |
de Yuylane | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Dearman | 1 | | pat. from OE Deormann. |
Dereman | 1 | Portsoken |
Deaumars | 3 | | |
Deaumars | 1 | Candlewick |
Deumars | 2 | Billingsgate, Langbourn |
Delamar | 1 | | top. from OE mere 'lake' or mor 'moor', or loc. from any number of French places called La Mare. |
de la Mare | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Denham | 1 | | loc. from Denham (Bucks, Sf) or Denholme (WRY). |
de Denham | 1 | Bread Street |
Denis | 2 | | pat. from Lat. Dionysius or mat. from Lat. Dionysia. |
Deneys | 1 | Coleman Street |
Denys | 1 | Cordwainer |
Deopham | 2 | | loc. from Deopham, Deopham Green (Nf). |
de Depham | 2 | Bassishaw, Tower |
Depden | 1 | | loc. from Depden Green (Sf). |
de Depedene | 1 | Bread Street |
Dery | 1 | | |
Dery | 1 | Dowgate |
Devenish | 1 | | desc. from OE defenisc 'man from Devon'. |
Deueneys | 1 | Cheap |
Devon | 1 | | loc. from Devon |
de Deuonia | 1 | Broad Street |
Dimmock | 1 | | loc. from Dymock (Glos). |
Dymmok' | 1 | Queenhithe |
Disher | 1 | | occ. from OE disc 'dish', for a maker of dishes. |
le Dissher' | 1 | Cripplegate |
Ditch | 1 | | top. from OE dic 'ditch, dike'. |
ate Dyche | 1 | Candlewick |
Dod | 1 | | pat. from OE Dodd(a). |
Dode | 1 | Bassishaw |
Dodford | 1 | | loc. from Dodford (Nth, Wo). |
de Dodeford | 1 | Walbrook |
Dorking | 1 | | loc. from Dorking (Sr). |
de Dorkyngg | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Drayton | 2 | | loc. from Dreyton (D) or any of a number of places named Drayton. |
de Draytone | 2 | Bread Street, Cripplegate |
Drewery | 1 | | desc. from OFr duirie, druerie 'love, friendship', 'love-token, sweetheart'. |
Drury | 1 | Aldgate |
Dridish' | 1 | | |
Dridish' | 1 | Coleman Street |
Dubber | 1 | | occ. from OFr adubeour, adubur 'repairer' of clothes, ME dubber 'fripperer'. |
le Dubber | 1 | Coleman Street |
Dullingham | 1 | | loc. from Dullingham (Cambs). |
de Dullyngham | 1 | Aldgate |
Dunley | 2 | | loc. from Dunley in Areley Kings (Wo). |
de Dunlee | 2 | Cordwainer |
Dunstable | 2 | | loc. from Dunstable (Beds). |
de Donstaple | 2 | Cornhill, Dowgate |
Durday | 1 | | |
Durday | 1 | Queenhithe |
Earl | 1 | | desc. from OE eorl 'earl'. |
Hurel | 1 | Tower |
Eastwick | 1 | | loc. from Eastwick (Herts, WRY), Eastwick in Great Bookham (Sr), or Eastwick Barn in Patcham (Sx). |
de Est Wyk' | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Edmond | 2 | | pat. from OE Éadmund. |
Edmond | 2 | Bread Street, Queenhithe |
Edward | 2 | | pat. from OE Éadweard. |
Edward | 1 | Candlewick |
Edward'' | 1 | Candlewick |
Eliot | 1 | | pat. from Eliot. |
Eliot' | 1 | Portsoken |
Ellis | 2 | | pat. from ME Elis 'Elias', the Greek form of Elijah. |
Elys | 2 | Bridge |
Elsing | 2 | | loc. from Elsing (Nf). |
de Elsyngg' | 2 | Cheap, Cordwainer |
Ely | 3 | | loc. from Ely (Cambs). |
de Eli | 1 | Walbrook |
de Ely | 2 | Bread Street, Queenhithe |
Enfield | 2 | | loc. from Enfield (Middlesex). |
de Enefelde | 2 | Cordwainer, Cripplegate |
Epwell | 1 | | loc. from Epwell (Oxon). |
de Epwelle | 1 | Cripplegate |
Essex | 2 | | loc. from Essex. |
de Essex | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Essexe | 1 | Cripplegate |
Estmar | 1 | | |
Estmar | 1 | Candlewick |
Estridge | 1 | | desc. from OFr estreis 'eastern'; in 13th-C London applies to Germans or Easterlings. |
le Estrishe | 1 | Billingsgate |
Everard | 1 | | pat. from OE Eoforheard or OG Eburhard, Everhard. |
Euerard | 1 | Bread Street |
Ewan | 1 | | pat. from Ewan. |
Youn | 1 | Billingsgate |
Ewell | 1 | | loc. from Ewell (Sr), or Temple Ewell, Ewell, Minnis (K). |
de Ewelle | 1 | Cheap |
Exeter | 5 | | loc. from Exeter (D). |
de Excestre | 4 | Bishopsgate, Cripplegate, Walbrook |
de Exonia | 1 | Cheap |
Faber | 4 | | occ. from Lat. faber 'smith'. |
ffabro | 4 | Billingsgate, Lime Street, Coleman Street, Portsoken |
Fainer | 2 | | occ. from OFr fenier 'haymonger. |
le ffayner | 1 | Queenhithe |
le ffeynour | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Fairhead | 2 | | desc. from OE fæger 'fair' + OE heafod 'head' or OE hod 'hood'. |
ffairhod | 1 | Castle Baynard |
ffeirhod | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Fanner | 2 | | top. from ME fann 'marsh' or occ. from OE fann 'maker of fans or winnowing-baskets'. |
le ffanner | 1 | Farringdon Without |
le ffannere | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Farmer | 1 | | occ. from AFr fermer 'one who undertakes the collection of taxes'. |
le ffermer | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Farnborough | 3 | | loc. from Farnborough (Berks, Ha, K, L, Wa). |
de ffarnberghe | 3 | Billingsgate, Cheap |
Farnden | 3 | | loc. from Farndon (Ch, Nt), or East, West Farndon (Nth). |
de ffarndone | 3 | Cornhill, Cripplegate |
Farnham | 2 | | loc. from Farnham (Bucks, Dorset, Essex, Sf, Surrey, WRY). |
de ffarnham | 2 | Cheap, Cordwainer |
Father | 1 | | desc. from OE fæder 'father'. |
ffader | 1 | Bridge |
Featherman | 1 | | occ. from OE feðer 'feather', a seller of feathers. |
le ffethermongere | 1 | Tower |
Feckenham | 1 | | loc. from Feckenham (H&W). |
de ffekenham | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Ferrer | 1 | | occ. from OFr ferreor, ferour 'worker in iron, smith'. |
le fferour | 1 | Walbrook |
Fewster | 5 | | occ. from OFr fustier, fuyster, fustrier 'saddle-tree maker'. |
le ffuster | 5 | Cripplegate |
ffaiti | 1 | | |
ffaiti | 1 | Walbrook |
ffayrher | 1 | | |
ffayrher | 1 | Bridge |
ffelmonger | 1 | | |
ffelmonger | 1 | Cheap |
fflye | 1 | | |
fflye | 1 | Bishopsgate |
ffnottede | 1 | | |
ffnottede | 1 | Walbrook |
ffoulberd | 1 | | |
ffoulberd | 1 | Bishopsgate |
ffourner | 1 | | |
ffourner | 1 | Cheap |
ffrembaud | 1 | | |
ffrembaud | 1 | Bread Street |
ffykeys | 1 | | |
ffykeys | 1 | Queenhithe |
Field | 1 | | top. from OE feld 'field'. |
atte ffelde | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Fincham ? | 1 | | loc. from Fincham (Nf). |
de ffencham | 1 | Bread Street |
Finchingfield | 1 | | loc. from Finchingfield (Essex). |
de ffynchyngfelde | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Firminger | 2 | | occ. from OFr fromagier, formagier 'maker or seller of cheese'. |
ffurmager | 2 | Cheap |
Flaunden | 1 | | loc. from Flaunden (Herts). |
de fflaundene | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Fleet | 2 | | loc. from Fleet (Lincs). |
de fflet | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de fflete | 1 | Cornhill |
Fleury | 2 | | mat. from Flory. |
fflorrye | 2 | Farringdon Within |
Floor | 1 | | loc. from Floore (Nth). |
Floor | 1 | Cripplegate |
Fold | 1 | | top. from ME fold 'cattle-pen, fold'. |
atte ffolde | 1 | Broad Street |
Forester | 2 | | occ. from OFr forestier, ME forester 'officer in charge of a forest'. |
le fforester | 2 | Aldersgate, Farringdon Within |
Forrest | 1 | | top. from ME forest 'forest'. |
de fforesta | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Founder | 8 | | occ. from OFr fondeur, fundeur 'one who founds or casts metal'. |
ffundour | 2 | Cheap |
le ffoundour | 4 | Cheap, Coleman Street, Cordwainer |
le ffundour | 1 | Cheap |
le foundour | 1 | Cheap |
Frances | 1 | | desc. from OFr Franceis 'a Frank, Frenchman'. |
ffraunceis | 1 | Cheap |
Frank | 1 | | desc. from OG Franco 'a Frank'. |
ffraunk' | 1 | Coleman Street |
Franklin | 1 | | desc. from ME frankeleyn 'freeman, a landowner of free, but not noble, birth'. |
ffraunkeleyn | 1 | Tower |
Frear | 3 | | occ. or desc. from OFr frere 'friar'. |
ffrere | 3 | Bishopsgate, Farringdon Within, Langbourn |
French | 2 | | desc. from ME frennsce, frenche 'French'. |
le ffrensche | 1 | Aldgate |
le ffreynshe | 1 | Cheap |
Freshfish | 1 | | desc. from ME fresh + OE fisc 'fresh fish', for a fishmonger. |
ffresfyssh' | 1 | Billingsgate |
Freston | 1 | | loc. from Freston (Sf). |
de ffrestone | 1 | Dowgate |
Friday | 1 | | desc. for someone born on this day. |
ffriday | 1 | Aldersgate |
Frosh | 1 | | perhaps desc. from ME frosh 'frog'. |
ffrosh' | 1 | Cheap |
Frost | 1 | | desc. from OE forst, frost 'frost'. |
ffrost | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Froyle | 1 | | loc. from Froyle (Ha). |
ffroyl | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Fulham | 3 | | loc. from Fulham (GLond). |
de ffulham | 3 | Cordwainer, Dowgate |
Fuller | 3 | | occ. from OE fullere 'fuller of cloth'. |
le ffoullere | 1 | Langbourn |
le ffullere | 2 | Dowgate, Queenhithe |
Furber | 8 | | occ. from OFr forbeor, fourbeor, furbeor 'furbisher of armour'. |
le ffourbour | 8 | Bishopsgate, Cheap, Cornhill, Farringdon Without, Langbourn |
Furnival | 1 | | loc. from Fournival (Oise, Orne). |
le ffurniual | 1 | Bassishaw |
Gager | 1 | | occ. from OFr gauger 'gauger, exciseman'. |
le Gauger | 1 | Dowgate |
Galloway | 1 | | loc. from Galloway (Scotland), or an unidentified English place Galway. |
de Galeweye | 1 | Bread Street |
Gamene | 1 | | |
Gamene | 1 | Portsoken |
Gander | 1 | | desc. from OE gan(d)ra 'gander'. |
Gandre | 1 | Bridge |
Gardener | 2 | | occ. from OFr jardinier 'gardener'. |
le Gardiner | 2 | Bishopsgate | one was a woman. |
Garland | 1 | | occ. 'maker of garlands', metal chaplets or circlets adorned with gold or silver. |
Garlander | 1 | Coleman Street |
Garlic | 1 | | occ. from OE garleac 'garlic', for a seller of garlic. |
le Garlikmonger | 1 | Coleman Street |
Garton | 2 | | loc. from Garton (ERY). |
de Gartone | 2 | Cheap, Cordwainer |
Gate | 9 | | top. from OE gatu 'gates'. |
ate Gate | 2 | Cheap, Langbourn |
atte Gate | 7 | Bishopsgate, Castle Baynard, Cripplegate, Farringdon Within, Tower |
Gatsden | 1 | | loc. from Great, Little Gaddesden (Herts). |
de Gatesdene | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Gaunter | 1 | | occ. from OFr gantier, wantier 'maker or seller of gloves'. |
Gaunter | 1 | Cheap |
Gay | 1 | | desc. from ME gai(e), OFr gai 'full of joy, lighthearted'. |
Gay | 1 | Cripplegate |
Gayspur | 1 | | desc. from OFr gai 'gay' + OE spura 'spur', for someone with showy spurs. |
Gayspore | 1 | Billingsgate |
Gentle | 3 | | desc. from ME gentil 'high-born, noble'. |
Gentil | 3 | Cheap, Coleman Street |
Giffard | 1 | | pat. from OG Gifard or desc. from OFr giffard 'chubby-cheeked, bloated'. |
Gyffart' | 1 | Candlewick |
Gilder | 1 | | occ. from OE gyldan 'to gild'. |
le Gildere | 1 | Cripplegate |
Giles | 1 | | pat. from Gyles |
Gyles | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Gill | 3 | | mat. from Gillian |
Gille | 1 | Billingsgate |
Gyle | 1 | Billingsgate |
Gylle | 1 | Aldgate |
Girdler | 3 | | occ. from OE gyrdel 'girdle', a girdle-maker. |
le Girdeler | 1 | Bassishaw |
le Gyrdeler | 2 | Bridge, Broad Street |
Glasswright | 1 | | |
le Glaswrighte | 1 | Broad Street |
Gloster | 6 | | loc. from Gloucester. |
de Gloucestre | 6 | Bread Street, Cheap, Cornhill, Cripplegate, Farringdon Within, Queenhithe |
Godalmyng' | 1 | | |
Godalmyn' | 1 | Candlewick |
Godfrey | 1 | | pat. from OFr Godefroi(s). |
Godefray | 1 | Portsoken |
Godsname | 2 | | desc. from 'In God's name', a phrase name. |
de Godesname | 2 | Cheap, Farringdon Within |
Godston | 1 | | loc. from Godstone (Sr). |
de Godestone | 1 | Bread Street |
Godwin | 1 | | pat. from OE Godwine |
Godwyn | 1 | Walbrook |
Goff | 1 | | occ. from Welsh, Breton gof, Cornish gov 'smith'. |
Goffe | 1 | Tower |
Goioun | 1 | | |
Goioun | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Goldbeater | 3 | | occ. from OE gold + beatere. |
le Goldbeter | 3 | Cheap, Cripplegate, Farringdon Without |
Goodcheap | 1 | | desc. from OE good + ceap 'barter, price', perhaps for a street vendor. |
Godchep | 1 | Langbourn |
Goodfellow | 1 | | desc. from ME god felawe 'good fellow'. |
Godfelawe | 1 | Coleman Street |
Gorrell | 1 | | desc. from ME gorrell 'fat-paunched person'. |
Gorel | 1 | Cheap |
Gorst | 2 | | top. from OE gorst 'gorse'. |
Gorst' | 2 | Cordwainer |
Grantham | 1 | | loc. from Grantham (Lincs). |
de Grantham | 1 | Cordwainer |
Grapefige | 1 | | |
Grapefige | 1 | Coleman Street |
Graveley | 1 | | loc. from Graveley (C, Herts). |
de Grauele | 1 | Cripplegate |
Green | 1 | | top. from OE gréne 'green'. |
ate Grene | 1 | Portsoken |
Greenstead | 1 | | loc. from Greenstead, Greensted (Ess) or Grinstead (Sx). |
de Grenstede | 1 | Cornhill |
Greenwich | 2 | | loc. from Greenwich (GLond). |
de Grenewiche | 2 | Cheap |
Gregory | 1 | | pat. from Gregory. |
Gregory | 1 | Billingsgate |
Gross | 1 | | desc. from OFr gros 'big, fat'. |
le Gros | 1 | Bassishaw | borne by a woman. |
Gubb | 6 | | pat. from a short form of Gubbin a variant of Gibben, a diminutive of Gilbert. |
Gubbe | 6 | Bread Street, Bridge, Queenhithe |
Guilford | 1 | | loc. from Guildford (Sr). |
de Guldeforde | 1 | Dowgate |
Guy | 1 | | pat. from OFr Guy, occ from OFr gui 'guide', or top from OFr guie 'salt-water ditch'. |
Gy | 1 | Cripplegate |
Hackford | 1 | | loc. from Hackford (nf) or Hackforth (NRY). |
de Hakeforde | 1 | Coleman Street |
Hackney | 7 | | loc. from Hackney (Middlesex). |
de Hakeneie | 2 | Castle Baynard, Cripplegate |
de Hakeneye | 5 | Billingsgate, Castle Baynard, Farringdon Without, Tower |
Hadham | 2 | | loc. from Much, Little Hadham (Herts). |
de Haddham | 1 | Farringdon Without |
de Hadham | 1 | Coleman Street |
Hadstock | 1 | | loc. from Hadstock (Essex). |
de Hadestok' | 1 | Cripplegate |
Hafter | 1 | | occ. from OE hæft 'handle, for a maker or seller of handles. |
Hafter | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Hagan | 1 | | pat. from ODa Haghni, OSw Hagne or OG Hagano, Hageno. |
Hagyn | 1 | Bridge |
Hagbourne | 1 | | loc. from East, West Hagbourne (Ox). |
de Hakebourne | 1 | Bassishaw |
Hain | 1 | | desc. from ME heyne, haine, hayn 'mean wretch, niggard'. |
Hayn | 1 | Bread Street |
Hainault | 1 | | loc. from Hainault (GLond). |
de Heneholt' | 1 | Broad Street |
Hale | 2 | | top. from OE halh 'nook, recess, remote valley'. |
de Hales | 2 | Bridge |
Halford | 1 | | loc. from Halford (D, K, Salop, Warwicks). |
de Haleforde | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Halifax | 1 | | loc. from Halifax (WRY). |
Alyfax | 1 | Dowgate |
Hall | 1 | | top. from OE heall 'hall'. |
atte Halle | 1 | Bassishaw |
Hallingbury | 2 | | loc. from Great, Little Hallingbury (Essex). |
de Hallyngberi | 1 | Walbrook |
de Hallyngeberi | 1 | Walbrook |
Halliwell | 1 | | loc. from Halliwell (Lancs), Holwell (Dorset, Oxon), Holywell (Hunts, Northumb). |
de Haliwelle | 1 | Cordwainer |
Halter | 1 | | occ. from OE hælftre 'halter', for a maker or seller of such. |
le Haltrer' | 1 | Tower |
Hambelden | 1 | | loc. from Hambleden (Bucks). |
de Hameldene | 1 | Bread Street |
Hambley | 1 | | loc. from Hamly Bridge in Chiddingly (Sx). |
de Hamele | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Hannington | 2 | | loc. from Hannington (Hants, Northants, Wilts) or Hannington Wick (Wilts). |
de Hanyntone | 2 | Walbrook |
Hansard | 1 | | occ. from OFr hansard 'cutlass, poniard', for a maker or seller of such. |
Haunsard | 1 | Tower |
Hardy | 2 | | desc. from ME hardi 'bold, courageous'. |
Hardy | 2 | Aldgate, Farringdon Within |
Hare | 1 | | desc. from OE hara 'hare'. |
le Hare | 1 | Cornhill |
Harlow | 3 | | loc. from Harlow (Ess) or Harlow Hill (Northumb, WRY). |
de Herlawe | 3 | Cheap, Farringdon Within |
Harvey | 2 | | pat. from OFr Hervé |
Heruy | 2 | Bread Street |
Hatfield | 2 | | loc. from Hatfield (Ess, Hereford, Herts, Notts, Worcs, ER, NRY) or Heathfield (Som, Sx). |
de Hatfelde | 1 | Candlewick |
de Hattefelde | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Hatter | 1 | | occ. for a maker or seller of hats. |
le Hatter | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Haudeby | 1 | | |
Haudeby | 1 | Broad Street |
Hawick | 1 | | loc. from Hawick (Roxburgh). |
Hawyk' | 1 | Langbourn |
Hawtin | 2 | | desc. from OFr hautain 'proud, haughty'. |
Hautein | 1 | Broad Street |
Hauteyn | 1 | Cheap |
Haymonger | 1 | | occ. from OE heg 'hay' + mangere, 'a dealer in hay'. |
le Haymongere | 1 | Langbourn |
Hazard | 1 | | desc. from OE hasu 'grey', 'greyhaired' or Fr hase 'female hare'. |
Hasshard' | 1 | Cheap |
Hedge | 2 | | top. from OE hecg 'hedge'. |
atte Hegge | 2 | Coleman Street |
Hende | 1 | | desc. from OE (ge)hende 'courteous, handsome'. |
le Hende | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Henden | 1 | | loc. from Hendon (Du, Mx). |
de Hendone | 1 | Cripplegate |
Henham | 1 | | loc. from Henham (Essex). |
de Henham | 1 | Broad Street |
Henley | 1 | | loc. from Henley (Oxon, Salop, Som, Sf, Surrey, Warwicks). |
de Henele | 1 | Cripplegate |
Hereford | 4 | | loc. from Hertford, Hereford, or Harford (D, Glos). |
de Hereforde | 4 | Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without, Queenhithe |
Hereward | 1 | | pat. from OE Hereweard. |
Hereward' | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Herneys | 1 | | |
Herneys | 1 | Queenhithe |
Heron | 2 | | desc. from OFr hairon, ME heiroun, heyron 'heron'. |
Hairon | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Heyron | 1 | Cordwainer |
Herring | 1 | | desc. from OFr hareng 'herring'. |
Heryng | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Herst | 2 | | top. from OE hyrst 'wood, wooded hill'. |
atte Herst | 1 | Bishopsgate |
de Herste | 1 | Walbrook |
Herre | 1 | | |
Herre | 1 | Queenhithe |
Heston | 3 | | loc. from Heston (Mx). |
de Hestone | 3 | Aldersgate, Cordwainer, Crippelgate |
Hindringham | 2 | | loc. from Hindringham (Nf). |
de Hyndringham | 1 | Bassishaw |
de Hyndryngham | 1 | Coleman Street |
Hinton | 1 | | loc. from one of any number of places called Hinton. |
de Hyntone | 1 | Cordwainer |
Hoar | 4 | | desc. from OE har 'hoar, grey-haired'. |
le Hore | 4 | Bread Street, Broad Street, Cripplegate, Walbrook |
Hockley | 1 | | loc. from Hockley (Ess, Wa). |
de Hokkele | 1 | Bridge |
Hod | 1 | | occ. from ME hod, hud, hood, hodde 'hood'. |
Hoode | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Hodder | 3 | | occ. from OE hod 'hood', for a maker of hoods. |
Hoder | 1 | Portsoken |
le Hoder' | 1 | Bassishaw |
le Hodere | 1 | Cripplegate |
Hoddesdon | 7 | | loc. from Hoddesdon (Herts). |
de Hoddesdone | 2 | Broad Street, Coleman Street |
de Hodesdone | 5 | Cheap, Cornhill, Langbourn |
Holbeach | 1 | | loc. from Holbeach (Lincs). |
de Holebeche | 1 | Cordwainer |
Holcot | 1 | | loc. from Holcot (Beds, Nth). |
de Holecote | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Holt | 2 | | top. from OE holt 'wood'. |
atte Holte | 2 | Cornhill |
Horn | 6 | | occ. 'hornblower' or 'horner'. |
Horn | 5 | Bridge, Queenhithe |
Horne | 1 | Billingsgate |
Hornby | 1 | | loc. from Hornby (Lancs, Westmorland, NRY). |
de Horneby | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Horner | 3 | | occ. from OE horn for a maker or user of horns. |
le Horner | 3 | Bishopsgate, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without |
Horold | 1 | | |
Horold | 1 | Cornhill |
Horsham | 1 | | loc. from Horsham (Sx), Horsham St Faith (Nf), Horsham in Martley (Wo). |
de Horsham | 1 | Cordwainer |
Horton | 1 | | loc. from one of any number of places called Horton. |
de Hortone | 1 | Langbourn |
Hosard | 1 | | |
Hosard | 1 | Billingsgate |
Hosier | 1 | | occ. from OE hosa 'hose', for a maker or dealer in stockings and hose. |
le Hosyer | 1 | Dowgate |
Hotter | 1 | | occ. from OFr hotte 'basket' for a basketmaker. |
le Hotter | 1 | Portsoken |
How | 1 | | top. from OE hoh 'heel, projecting ridge of land'. |
de Hoo | 1 | Queenhithe |
Hubert | 4 | | pat. from OG Hugibert, Hubert. |
Huberd | 1 | Aldersgate |
Huberd' | 1 | Bread Street |
Huberrd' | 2 | Bishopsgate |
Hugill | 1 | | loc. from Howgill in Sedbergh (WRY) or Hugill (Westmorland). |
de Huggele | 1 | Broad Street |
Hull | 2 | | top. from a dialectal form of hill |
ate Hulle | 1 | Cheap |
atte Hulle | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Huntingdon | 1 | | loc. from Huntingdon (Hunts) or Huntington (Ches, Hereford, Salop, Staffs, NRY). |
de Huntyngdone | 1 | Langbourn |
Huntman | 1 | | occ. from ME hunte + OE mann 'hunter, servant of the hunter'. |
Hunteman | 1 | Tower |
Hurer | 2 | | occ. from OFr hure 'cap', for a maker of caps. |
le Hurer | 2 | Tower |
Hurley | 1 | | loc. from Hurley (Berks, Som, Warwicks). |
de Hurlee | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Husband | 3 | | desc. or occ. from OE husbonda 'householder, farmer, husband'. |
Hosebonde | 2 | Bread Street, Bridge |
Husebonde | 1 | Tower |
Hutton | 1 | | loc. from any number of places called Hutton. |
de Houtone | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Ickleton | 1 | | loc. from Ickleton (Cambs). |
de Ikeltone | 1 | Broad Street |
Image | 1 | | occ. from OFr ymageour, ymagier 'maker of images, carver, sculptor'. |
le Ymager | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Ingelond | 1 | | |
Ingelond | 1 | Walbrook |
Inglewood | 1 | | loc. from Inglewood (Berks) or Inglewood Forest (Cu). |
Ingelwode | 1 | Aldgate |
Ipswich | 1 | | loc. from Ipswich (Sf). |
de Ypeswiche | 1 | Coleman Street |
Jarvis | 2 | | pat. from OFr Gervais. |
Geruays | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Geruois | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Jeryn | 1 | | |
Jeryn | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Jewell | 3 | | occ. for a jeweller or goldsmith |
la Jueler | 1 | Broad Street | borne by a woman. |
la Juelere | 1 | Candlewick | borne by a woman. |
le Jueler | 1 | Cheap |
Joiner | 4 | | occ. from OFr joigneor 'joiner'. |
le Joignour | 3 | Bishopsgate, Broad Street |
le Joynour | 1 | Queenhithe |
Jordan | 3 | | pat. from Jordan. |
Jordan | 1 | Candlewick |
Jurdan | 1 | Cripplegate |
Jurdane | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Joy | 3 | | mat. from Joia or desc. from joy. |
Joye | 3 | Billingsgate, Cripplegate, Langbourn |
Junior | 11 | | desc. from Lat. junior 'young', used here to distinguish the younger of two people with the same given name and surname. |
Juniore | 11 | Bassishaw, Bread Street, Castle Baynard, Cheap, Cripplegate, Farringdon Within, Tower |
Kasse | 1 | | |
Kasse | 1 | Candlewick |
Keel | 1 | | loc. from Keele (St) or East, Weast Keal (L). |
de Kele | 1 | Aldersgate |
Kelly | 1 | | loc. from Kelly (D), Kelly near Arbroath or Kellie in Fife. |
de Kelee | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Kelsey | 1 | | loc. from North, South Kelsey (L). |
de Kelleseye | 1 | Cripplegate |
Kemsing | 1 | | loc. from Kemsing (K). |
de Kemesyng' | 1 | Walbrook |
Kendal | 1 | | loc. from Kendal (Westmorland). |
de Kendale | 1 | Cripplegate |
Kent | 11 | | loc. from Kent. |
de Kent | 7 | Bassishaw, Bishopsgate, Cripplegate, Walbrook |
de Kent' | 4 | Broad Street, Candlewick, Cheap, Langbourn |
Kesteven | 1 | | loc. from Kesteven (Lincs). |
de Casteuene | 1 | Bread Street |
de Kesteuene | 1 | Cheap |
Kew | 5 | | occ. from OFr queu, keu, kieu, cu 'cook'. |
le Keu | 5 | Cheap, Cripplegate, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without, Tower |
Kilworth | 1 | | loc. from North, South Kilworth (Leic). |
de Kileworthe | 1 | Cordwainer |
King | 5 | | desc. or pat. from OE Cyng 'king'. |
le Kyng | 1 | Farringdon Within |
le Kyng' | 2 | Farringdon Within |
Kyng' | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Kynge | 1 | Coleman Street |
Kingston | 4 | | loc. from any number of places called Kingston. |
de Kyngestone | 3 | Billingsgate, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without |
de Kynggestone | 1 | Cripplegate |
Kirkley | 1 | | loc. from Kirkley (Northumb, Sf). |
de Kerkele | 1 | Bread Street |
Kislingbury | 1 | | loc. from Kislingbury (NOrthants). |
de Kyslyngebery | 1 | Queenhithe |
Kisser | 1 | | occ. from OFr cuiss 'thigh', 'a maker of (leather) armour for the thighs'. |
le Kysser | 1 | Cripplegate |
Knapweed | 1 | | desc. from the weed of this name. |
Knapwedd | 1 | Cordwainer |
Knapwell | 1 | | loc. from Knapwell (Cambs). |
de Knapwelle | 1 | Walbrook |
Knight | 1 | | pat. from OE Cniht or desc. from cniht 'servant, knight, feudal tenant bound to serve as a mounted soldier, a common soldier'. |
Knyght | 1 | Cornhill |
la Coyfere | 1 | | |
la Coyfere | 1 | Farringdon Without | borne by a woman. |
Lace | 1 | | occ. from ME lace 'cord', for a maker of cords or strings. |
le Lacer | 1 | Cheap |
Lambeth | 1 | | loc. from Lambeth (GLond). |
de Lambhuthe | 1 | Billingsgate |
Lambin | 5 | | |
Lambin | 1 | Bridge |
Lambyn | 4 | Bridge |
Lamborn | 1 | | loc. from Lambourn (Berks) or Lambourne (Ess). |
Lamborn | 1 | Walbrook |
Lane | 4 | | top. from OE lanu 'lane'. |
in the Lane | 2 | Aldgate, Cripplegate |
in The Lane | 1 | Langbourn |
in ye Lane | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Lanende | 1 | | |
Lanende | 1 | Candlewick |
Lang | 9 | | desc. from OE lang, long 'long, tall'. |
le Long' | 1 | Farringdon Without |
le Longe | 7 | Billingsgate, Candlewick, Cornhill, Cripplegate, Farringdon Without |
le Longg' | 1 | Portsoken |
Langer | 2 | | loc. from Langar (Nt). |
Langar | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Langar' | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Langley | 3 | | loc. from one of many places called Langley. |
de Langele | 2 | Farringdon Within |
de Langle | 1 | Dowgate |
Latner | 2 | | occ. from OFr laton 'workier in or maker of latten'. |
le Latoner | 2 | Cheap, Coleman Street |
Launce | 1 | | |
Launce | 1 | Bridge |
Laver | 2 | | loc. from High, Little, Magdalen Laver (Ess). |
de Laufare | 2 | Billingsgate, Bread Street |
Lawshall | 2 | | loc. from Lawshall (Sf). |
de Laushulle | 2 | Aldersgate, Cheap |
Layer | 2 | | loc. from Leire (Leics) or Leyer (Ess). |
de Leyre | 2 | Cripplegate, Queenhithe |
Layton | 1 | | loc. from Layton (Lancs, NRY), Leighton (Beds, Ches, Hunts, Lancs, Salop), or Leyton (Essex). |
de Leytone | 1 | Tower |
le Auener | 1 | | |
le Auener | 1 | Farringdon Within |
le Botiller | 2 | | |
le Botiller | 1 | Walbrook | borne by a woman. |
le Botiller' | 1 | Tower |
le Bowestrengere | 1 | | |
le Bowestrengere | 1 | Aldgate |
le Bridere | 1 | | |
le Bridere | 1 | Bridge |
le Brochere | 2 | | |
le Brocher | 1 | Farringdon Within |
le Brochere | 1 | Bassishaw |
le Calicer | 1 | | |
le Calicer | 1 | Farringdon Within | borne by a woman. |
le Celler | 2 | | |
le Celler | 2 | Bishopsgate |
le chesmonger | 1 | | |
le chesmonger | 1 | Broad Street |
le Cheyner | 1 | | |
le Cheyner | 1 | Cheap |
le Cornmongere | 1 | | |
le Cornmongere | 1 | Bishopsgate |
le Cyrger | 3 | | |
le Cyrger | 3 | Farringdon Within |
le Dorturer | 1 | | |
le Dorturer | 1 | Farringdon Without |
le Elger | 1 | | |
le Elger | 1 | Walbrook |
le ffaunt | 1 | | |
le ffaunt | 1 | Walbrook |
le ffisshemonger | 2 | | |
le ffisshemonger | 1 | Farringdon Within |
le ffisshmonger | 1 | Walbrook |
le ffruyter | 2 | | |
le ffruyter | 2 | Bread Street, Coleman Street |
le Gauyour | 1 | | |
le Gayour | 1 | Dowgate |
le Goldescherster | 1 | | |
le Goldescherster | 1 | Farringdon Within | borne by a woman. |
le Graas | 1 | | |
le Graas | 1 | Cordwainer |
le Hanaper | 1 | | |
le Hanaper | 1 | Cripplegate |
le Hauberger | 2 | | |
le Hauberger | 2 | Cheap |
le Henere | 1 | | |
le Henere | 1 | Broad Street |
le Herdeler' | 1 | | |
le Herdeler' | 1 | Cripplegate |
le Hethereue | 1 | | |
le Hethereue | 1 | Queenhithe |
le Lyndraper | 2 | | |
le Lyndraper | 2 | Bassishaw, Cripplegate |
le Messager | 1 | | |
le Messager | 1 | Bridge |
le Mirurer | 2 | | |
le M[ir]urer | 1 | Cripplegate |
le Mirurer | 1 | Farringdon Without |
le Pasteler | 2 | | |
le Pasteler | 1 | Cornhill, Queenhithe |
le Perler | 1 | | |
le Perler | 1 | Farringdon Within |
le Poleter | 5 | | |
le Poleter | 1 | Cheap |
le Polter | 1 | Walbrook |
Poleter | 3 | Cheap |
le Purtreor | 2 | | |
le Purtreor | 2 | Cheap |
le Tymbirmonghere | 1 | | |
le Tymbirmonghere | 1 | Broad Street |
le Wirdrawier | 2 | | |
le Wirdrawier | 1 | Coleman Street |
le Wyrdrawere | 1 | Bishopsgate |
le Wodemongere | 2 | | |
le Wodemongere | 2 | Bassishaw, Billinsgate |
le Wrenghere | 1 | | |
le Wrenghere | 1 | Coleman Street |
Leach | 2 | | occ. from OE læce 'leech, physician'. |
la Leche | 2 | Candlewick | borne by a woman. |
Leicester | 1 | | loc. from Leicester |
de Leycestre | 1 | Cripplegate |
Lemster | 1 | | loc. from Leominster (He). |
de Lemenstre | 1 | Cheap |
Lenham | 1 | | loc. from Lenham (K). |
de Lenham | 1 | Cornhill |
Lesnes | 1 | | loc. from Lesnes Abbey (GLond). |
de Lesnes | 1 | Billingsgate |
Levisham | 2 | | loc. from Levisham (NRY). |
de Leuesham | 2 | Cordwainer, Queenhithe |
Lincoln | 7 | | loc. from Lincoln. |
de Lincolne | 2 | Aldersgate, Cordwainer |
de Lyncolne | 5 | Bread Street, Farringdon Within, Walbrook |
Lindsay | 2 | | loc. from Lindsey (Lincs). |
de Lindeseie | 1 | Cheap |
de Lyndeseye | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Linton | 1 | | loc. from Linton (C, Db, He, K, Nb, WRY), Linton Grange, West Linton (ERY), Linton upon Ouse (NRY), or Lynton (D). |
de Lyntone | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Litlington | 1 | | loc. from Litlington (Cambs, Sussex). |
de Littlington | 1 | Cripplegate |
Little | 1 | | desc. from OE lytel 'little'. |
le litel | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Lock | 2 | | top. from OE loc(a) 'enclosure'. |
Lok | 1 | Farringdon Without |
lok' | 1 | Queenhithe |
Lockyer | 1 | | occ. from OE loc 'lock', for a locksmith. |
le Lokier' | 1 | Cripplegate |
Loddon | 1 | | loc. from Loddon (Nf). |
de Lodene | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Lombard | 4 | | pat. from OFr Lambert, or desc. 'Lombard' leading to occ. 'banker'. |
le Lombard | 2 | Bishopsgate, Langbourn |
le Lombard' | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Lombard | 1 | Castle Baynard |
London | 4 | | loc. from London. |
de Londonia | 3 | Aldersgate, Broad Street, Farringdon Within |
de Loundres | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Lorgener | 1 | | |
Lorgener | 1 | Cornhill |
Loud | 2 | | loc. from Louth (Lincs). |
de Louthe | 2 | Bread Street, Farringdon Within |
Lovekin | 2 | | pat. or desc. from Love + kin, a diminutive suffix. |
Louekyn | 2 | Bread Street, Cripplegate |
Lucas | 4 | | pat. from Lucas. |
Lucas | 4 | Bridge, Queenhithe |
Lund | 1 | | loc. from Lund (Lancs, Yorks), Lunt (Lancs), or Lound (Lincs, Notts, Suffolk). |
de Lounde | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Luter | 1 | | occ. from OFr leuteor 'to play on the lute'. |
le Luter | 1 | Cheap |
Lymburner | 1 | | occ. from OE lim 'lime' + OE beornan or ON brenna 'to burn', for a lime-maker. |
Lymbrenner | 1 | Portsoken |
Lynn | 1 | | loc. from King's Lynn (Nf). |
de Lenne | 1 | Dowgate |
Mable | 1 | | mat. from Mabel or Mabley. |
Mabbely | 1 | Broad Street |
Madder | 1 | | occ. from OE mædere 'madder', used for madderer 'dyer with or seller of madder'. |
le Maderman | 1 | Bread Street |
Madefrey | 1 | | |
Madefrey | 1 | Bread Street |
Madeley | 1 | | loc. from Madeley (Sa, St), Madely (Gl), or Madley (He). |
de Madele | 1 | Cheap |
Madour | 1 | | |
Madour | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Maidstone | 1 | | loc. from Maidstone (K). |
de Maydenstone | 1 | Broad Street |
Makin | 1 | | pat. from Maykin, a diminutive of Mayhew. |
Maikyn | 1 | Cheap |
Malling | 1 | | loc. from East, West Malling (K) or South Malling (Sx). |
de Mallyng' | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Man | 1 | | desc. from OE mann 'man', perhaps for a servant. |
le Man | 1 | Billingsgate |
Mandeville | 1 | | loc. from Manneville (Seine-Inférieure), Magneville (La Manche), Manneville-sur-Risle (Eure), or Manneville (Calvados). |
de Maundeuille | 1 | Billingsgate |
Mangan | 1 | | occ. from Spanish mangon 'small trader'. |
Manioun | 1 | Cordwainer |
Manship | 1 | | loc. from Minskip (WRY), Manships Shaw (Surrey), or Manchips Field in Bishops' Stortford (Herts). |
de Manshipe | 1 | Tower |
Marber | 1 | | occ. from OFr marbrier 'quarrier, hewer of marble'. |
le Marberer | 1 | Farringdon Within |
March | 1 | | top. from ME, OFr marche 'boundary'. |
de la Marche | 1 | Aldgate |
Marchant | 1 | | occ. from OFr marchand, marchëant 'merchant, trader'. |
Marchaunt | 1 | Cheap |
Marsh | 1 | | top. from OE mersc 'marsh'. |
atte Mersshe | 1 | Cripplegate |
Marshall | 11 | | occ. from OFr mareschal, marescal, marescald, marechault 'one who tends horses, especially one who treats their diseases; a shoeing smith, a farrier'. |
le Marchal | 2 | Bread Street, Cornhill |
le Mareschal | 7 | Bishopsgate, Cordwainer, Farringdon Without, Langbourn, Walbrook |
le Mareshall | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Marton | 1 | | loc. from any number of places called Merton, Marton, or Martin. |
de Mertone | 1 | Billingsgate |
Maser | 4 | | occ. from ME maser, OFr Masere 'a maple-wood bowl', for a maker of such. |
le Mazerer | 3 | Cripplegate |
le Mazerer' | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Mason | 2 | | occ. from OFr maçon, masson 'mason'. |
le Masoun | 2 | Aldersgate, Lime Street |
Massingham | 1 | | loc. from Great, Little Massingham (Nf) or Messingham (L). |
de Messyngg' | 1 | Tower |
de Messyngham | 1 | Cheap |
Maucouenant | 1 | | |
Maucouenant | 1 | Bread Street |
Maud | 1 | | mat. from Maud. |
Mohaut | 1 | Cornhill |
Maurice | 1 | | pat. from Morice or desc. from Lat. Mauritius 'Moorish, dark, swarthy'. |
Moritz | 1 | Walbrook |
May | 1 | | pat. from May, from Maheu, or desc. from ME may 'young lad or girl'. |
May | 1 | Aldgate |
Meal | 1 | | occ. from OE melo 'meal', for a maker or seller of meal. |
Meel | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Mercer | 1 | | occ. from OFr mercier, merchier 'merchant'. |
le Mercer | 1 | Cripplegate |
Merk' | 1 | | |
Merk' | 1 | Langbourn |
Mew | 1 | | desc. from OE mæw, méaw 'a gull, sea-mew'. |
Meau | 1 | Langbourn |
Michael | 1 | | pat. from Michael. |
Michel | 1 | Cripplegate |
Mignot | 1 | | desc. from OFr mignot 'dainty, pleasing' |
Myniot | 1 | Cripplegate |
Milite | 1 | | |
Milite | 1 | Tower |
Millward | 3 | | occ. from OE myle(n)weard 'keeper of a mill, miller'. |
le Milleward | 3 | Aldersgate, Bishopsgate, Cripplegate |
Mimms | 4 | | loc. from North, South Mimmes (Herts). |
de Mimmes | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Mymmes | 3 | Dowgate, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Withou |
Miner | 1 | | occ. from OFr mineor, mineur 'miner'. |
le Mynour | 1 | Tower |
Mingay | 1 | | pat. from Breton Menguy. |
Myngi | 1 | Walbrook |
Molendinario | 1 | | |
Molendinario | 1 | Portsoken |
Monamy | 1 | | desc. from OFr mon ami 'my friend'. |
Munamy | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Monier | 1 | | occ. from OFr mouner 'miller'. |
le Mouner | 1 | Tower |
Montacute | 1 | | loc. from Montaigu-le-bois or Montaigu (La Manche). |
de Mountagu | 1 | Cheap |
Montgomerie | 1 | | loc. from Sainte-Foy-de-Montgomery and Saint-Germain-de-Montgomery (Calvados). |
Mongomery | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Moor | 3 | | top. from OE mor 'moor, marsh, fen' |
atte More | 3 | Bread Street, Bridge, Farringdon Within |
Morden | 2 | | loc. from Morden (Do, Sr), Guilden, Steeple Morden (C), or Moredon (W). |
de Mordone | 2 | Bridge |
Morey | 1 | | pat. from OFr Mory. |
Mory | 1 | Candlewick |
Morten | 1 | | loc. from Mortagne (La Manche). |
Morteyne | 1 | Coleman Street |
Morton | 1 | | loc. from one of many places by this name. |
de Mortone | 1 | Candlewick |
Motoun | 1 | | |
Motoun | 1 | Langbourn |
Mount | 1 | | top. from OE munt' mount, hill'. |
Mounde | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Moyne | 2 | | desc. from OFr moine, muigne, moigne 'monk'. |
le Moigne | 1 | Langbourn |
le Moyne | 1 | Queenhithe |
Munden | 2 | | loc. from Mondon (Ess), or Great, Little Munden (Herts). |
de Mundene | 2 | Cheap, Walbrook |
Muriel | 1 | | mat. from Muriel. |
Muriele | 1 | Cornhill |
Muryet | 1 | | |
Muryet | 1 | Broad Street |
Nassard | 1 | | desc. from OE nosu 'nose', 'speaking with a nasal accent'. |
Nasard' | 1 | Dowgate |
Naylar | 5 | | occ. from OE nagel 'nail' for a maker of nails. |
le Nayler | 2 | Cripplegate, Farringdon Within |
le Nayler' | 1 | Cripplegate |
Nailer' | 1 | Bassishaw |
le Neiler | 1 | Coleman Street |
Necton | 1 | | loc. from Necton (Nf). |
de [N]eketone | 1 | Langbourn |
Nettlestead | 2 | | loc. from Nettlestead (K). |
de Netelstede | 1 | Walbrook |
de Nettelistede | 1 | Walbrook |
Nevill | 1 | | loc. from Néville (Sein-Inférieure), Neuville (Calvados), or any number of French places with this name. |
de Neuille | 1 | Tower |
New | 1 | | desc. from ME newe 'new', 'newcomer'. |
le Neue | 1 | Walbrook |
Newberry | 3 | | loc. from Newbury (Berks) or Winfrith Newburgh (Do). |
de Neubery | 1 | Cheap |
de Neubur' | 2 | Aldgate |
Newcastle | 2 | | loc. from Newcastle (Nb, Sa) or Newcastle under Lyme (St). |
de nouo castro | 1 | Bridge |
de Nouo castro | 1 | Walbrook |
Newcomb | 1 | | occ. from OE niwe, cumen, cuma 'new-come, newly arrived'. |
Newecome | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Newman | 1 | | desc. from OE neowe, niew, nige + OE mann 'new man, newcomer'. |
Neuman | 1 | Cripplegate |
Newnham | 1 | | loc. from Newnham (Beds, C, Gl, Ha, Herts, K, Nth, Wa, Wo), Newnham Murred (O), or Kings Newnham, Newnham Paddox (Wa). |
de Newenham | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Newport | 1 | | loc. from Newport (D, Ess, He, Monmouth, Sa, Wt) or Newport Pagnell (Bk). |
de Neweport | 1 | Queenhithe |
Nicholas | 1 | | pat. from Nicholas. |
Nicholas | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Norfolk | 1 | | loc. from Norfolk. |
de Nortffolk | 1 | Langbourn |
Norman | 1 | | pat. from Norman, desc. from OE Norðmann 'dweller in the North, Scandinavian, especially a Norwegian' or desc. from OFr Normand, Normant 'a Norman'. |
Norman | 1 | Bridge |
Northampton | 9 | | loc. from Northampton (Nth). |
de Norhamptone | 8 | Aldersgate, Bassishaw, Bishopsgate, Cheap, Cornhill, Cripplegate, Farringdon Within |
de Norhamtone | 1 | Broad Street |
Northern | 1 | | desc. from OE norþern 'man from the north'. |
le Northren | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Norton | 2 | | loc. from any number of places called Norton. |
de Nortone | 2 | Aldersgate, Cripplegate |
Norwich | 1 | | loc. from Norwich (Nf). |
de Norwyche | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Nottingham | 4 | | loc. from Nottingham (Nt). |
de Nothyngham | 1 | Broad Street |
de Notyngham | 2 | Bishopsgate, Cordwainer |
de [N]otyngham | 1 | Langbourn |
Notley | 1 | | loc. from White, Black Notley (Essex). |
de Nottele | 1 | Bread Street |
Oede | 1 | | |
Oede | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Offer | 3 | | occ. from OFr orfevre 'goldsmith'. |
Lorfeure | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Lorfeuere | 2 | Bassishaw, Cripplegate |
Oliver | 1 | | pat. from French Olivier. |
Olyuer | 1 | Bridge |
Orbater | 1 | | occ. from OFr orbatour 'gold beater'. |
Lorbatour | 1 | Cripplegate |
Osborn | 1 | | pat. from OE Ósbern. |
Hoseberne | 1 | Lime Street |
Ostler | 2 | | occ. from OFr ostelier, hostelier, ME (h)ostiler, (h)osteler 'one who receives, lodges, or entertains guests, especially in a monastery'. |
le Hosteler | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Losteler | 1 | Langbourn |
Otley | 1 | | loc. from Otley (Sf, WRY). |
de Ottele | 1 | Langbourn |
Ottoway | 1 | | pat. from OFr Otoïs, OG Otwich. |
Otewy | 1 | Cripplegate |
Oxford | 4 | | loc. from Oxford. |
de Oxenforde | 1 | Cornhill |
de Oxonia | 3 | Aldersgate, Broad Street, Cripplegate |
Pack | 1 | | pat. from OFr Paque. |
Pake | 1 | Langbourn |
Packer | 1 | | occ. from ME pack, for a wool-packer. |
le Pakkere | 1 | Tower |
Page | 1 | | occ. from OFr page 'page'. |
Page | 1 | Walbrook |
Pain | 2 | | pat. from OFr Paien. |
Payn | 2 | Cordwainer, Cripplegate |
Painter | 2 | | occ. from OFr peintour, peintor 'painter'. |
le Peyntour | 1 | Cripplegate |
Peyntour | 1 | Cripplegate |
Palmar | 8 | | desc. from OFr palmer, paumer 'palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land'. |
le Palmer | 1 | Bread Street |
le Palmere | 7 | Bread Street, Cheap, Farringdon Within, Langbourn, Tower |
Pampisford | 3 | | loc. from Pampisford (Cambs). |
de Pampesworthe | 3 | Bread Street, Cheap, Cordwainer |
Pany | 1 | | |
Pany | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Panyfadre | 1 | | |
Panyfadre | 1 | Langbourn |
Papworth | 1 | | loc. from Papworth Everard, St Agnes (C). |
de Pappewo[r]the | 1 | Candlewick |
Parchment | 1 | | occ. from OFr parcheminier 'maker or seller of parchment'. |
le Parchemyner | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Pardew | 1 | | an oath name from de par Dieu 'in God's name'. |
Pardieu | 1 | Portsoken |
Paris | 9 | | loc. from Paris (France). |
de Paris | 2 | Walbrook |
de Parys | 7 | Cheap, Cornhill, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Farringdon Without, Langbourn |
Paruo | 2 | | desc. from Latin parvus 'small'. |
paruo | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Paruo | 1 | Portsoken |
Passmore | 1 | | desc. from OFr passe mer 'cross the sea'. |
Passemer | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Paterlyng | 1 | | |
Paterlyng | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Patrick | 1 | | pat. from Patrick. |
Patrik' | 1 | Broad Street |
Pauy | 1 | | |
Pauy | 1 | Cordwainer |
Peacock | 3 | | desc. from ME pecok, pacok, pocok 'peacock'. |
Pecok' | 3 | Cripplegate |
Peckar | 1 | | occ. 'maker of peck measures'. |
le Peckere | 1 | Candlewick |
Pelham | 2 | | loc. from Pelham (Herts). |
de Pelham | 2 | Coleman Street, Farringdon Without |
Peltebem | 1 | | |
Peltebem | 1 | Langbourn |
Perceval | 1 | | pat. from Perceval or desc. from OFr percer 'to pierce' + val 'valley', i.e., 'pierce the valley'. |
Persiual | 1 | Broad Street |
Perrers | 1 | | loc. from Perriers near Rouen. |
Perers | 1 | Cordwainer |
Personn | 1 | | |
Personn | 1 | Dowgate |
Pester | 6 | | occ. from OFr pestor, pesteur 'baker'. |
le Pestour | 3 | Bread Street, Cheap |
pistore | 1 | Langbourn |
Pistore | 2 | Bread Street, Coleman Street |
Petch | 1 | | desc. from OFr peche, pechie 'sin'. |
Pecche | 1 | Cheap |
Peutherer | 4 | | occ. from OFr peautrier 'pweterer'. |
le Peautrer | 4 | Cheap, Langbourn |
Pickard | 2 | | desc. 'the man from Picardy'. |
Pycard | 2 | Cripplegate, Langbourn |
Pickenham | 2 | | loc. from Pickenham (Nf). |
de Pikenham | 1 | Cheap |
de Pykenham | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Pickerell | 1 | | desc. from ME pykerel 'young pike'. |
Pykerel | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Pickett | 3 | | desc. from OFr picot 'point, pointed object' or pat. from a diminutive of a name beginning Pic-. |
Picot' | 2 | Cheap |
Pycot | 1 | Cripplegate |
Pie | 2 | | occ. from ME pie 'pie' + OE bæcere 'baker'. |
Pybaker | 2 | Bread Street |
Pigsflesh | 1 | | desc. from OE *picg 'pig' + OE flæsc 'flesh', probably for a butcher. |
Piggesfles | 1 | Queenhithe |
Pike | 3 | | desc. from OE pic 'point, pick-axe' for a tall person or one armed with a pike, from OFr pic 'woodpecker, or from ME pike 'pike'. |
Pyk' | 1 | Tower |
Pykeman | 2 | Billingsgate, Bridge | R&W note that this is from ME pike 'fish' and indicates a seller of such. |
Piper | 1 | | occ. from OE pipere 'piper'. |
le Pipere | 1 | Bridge |
Piscatore | 1 | | |
Piscatore | 1 | Bread Street |
Pitchford | 1 | | loc. from Pitchford (Sa). |
de Pichforde | 1 | Aldersgate |
Plaster | 1 | | occ. from OFr plastrier 'plasterer'. |
le Plastrer | 1 | Cripplegate |
Plater | 1 | | occ. from ME plate 'a maker of plate-armour or of plates for armour'. |
le Plattour | 1 | Billingsgate |
Pleasance | 1 | | loc. from Piacenza (Italy), earlier Placentia. |
de Plesaunce | 1 | Langbourn |
Plumer | 3 | | occ. from OFr plumier 'a dealer in plumes or feathers'. |
le Plomer | 2 | Candlewick, Farringdon Within |
le Plomer' | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Podyfat | 1 | | |
Podyfat | 1 | Cripplegate |
Pointel | 5 | | desc. from OFr pointel 'point, sharp pointed instrument'. |
Poyntel | 5 | Bassishaw, Broad Street, Cripplegate, Farringdon Within |
Ponge | 1 | | |
Ponge | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Pool | 1 | | top. from OE pol 'pool, tidal stream'. |
de la Poole | 1 | Cheap |
Pope | 1 | | desc. from ME pope 'pope, papa'. |
Pope | 1 | Coleman Street |
Potter | 4 | | occ. from OFr potier 'potter'. |
Pottario | 1 | Portsoken |
Potter | 1 | Portsoken |
pottere | 2 | Aldgate |
Pottin | 1 | | pat. from Pottin, a diminutive of Pot, a diminutive of Philipot, a diminutive of Philip. |
Potyn | 1 | Cheap |
Pouch | 1 | | desc. from the Florentine society Pouche. |
de la Pouche | 1 | Tower |
Prentice | 3 | | desc. from ME, OFr aprentis 'apprentice'. |
Prentiz | 3 | Aldgate, Cheap, Farringdon Within |
Preston | 5 | | loc. from one of many places called Preston. |
de Prestone | 5 | Bishopsgate, Dowgate, Tower |
Pridham | 4 | | desc. from OFr prudhomme 'upright, honest man; expert'. |
Prodhom | 2 | Queenhithe |
Prodome | 2 | Castle Baynard |
Prior | 4 | | occ. or desc. from OFr priur, priour 'prior'. |
Priour | 3 | Cornhill, Tower |
Priur | 1 | Cheap |
Pritchet | 1 | | desc. from ME priket 'a two-year-old buck'. |
Pritchet | 1 | Cripplegate |
Proudfoot | 1 | | desc. from OE prud, fot 'proud foot'. |
Proudefote | 1 | Queenhithe |
Pulsak' | 1 | | |
Pulsak' | 1 | Bassishaw |
Pulteney | 1 | | loc. from Pultney (Leics). |
de Pulteneye | 1 | Candlewick |
Purser | 3 | | occ. from OE purs 'purse', for a maker of such. |
le Purser' | 1 | Bassishaw |
le Pursere | 1 | Cheap |
Pursere | 1 | Cheap |
Putterill | 1 | | desc. from OFr poutrel, potrel, pultrel, putrel, peutrel, poudrel 'colt'. |
Poterel | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Pyioun | 1 | | |
Pyioun | 1 | Langbourn |
Pynfuel | 1 | | |
Pynfuel | 1 | Bridge |
Pysselege | 1 | | |
Pysselege | 1 | Bread Street |
Quilter | 1 | | occ. from OFr cuilte, coilte 'quilt', 'a maker of quilts and mattresses'. |
le Quilter | 1 | Cripplegate |
Rabbatts | 1 | | pat. from OG Radbodo, Rabbodo. |
Rabot | 1 | Bridge |
Rabey | 1 | | desc. from OFr rabbin 'rabbi' or lolc. from Raby (Ch, Du). |
Raby | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Radbourne | 1 | | loc. from Radbourn (Warwicks), Radbourne (Db), Redbourn (Herts) or Redbourne (Lincs). |
de Redeburne | 1 | Coleman Street |
Raines | 1 | | loc. from Rayne (Ess), Raines (DB), or Rennes (France). |
de Reygnes | 1 | Bridge |
Rainham | 1 | | loc. from Rainham (K). |
de Reynham | 1 | Candlewick |
Ram | 2 | | loc. from a house called Ram. |
ate Ramme | 1 | Cheap |
atte Ramme | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Ram | 1 | | desc. from OE ram(m) 'ram'. |
le Ram | 1 | Queenhithe |
Ravenstone | 1 | | loc. from Ravenstone (Bucks, Leic). |
de Rauenestone | 1 | Cheap |
Rayner | 3 | | pat. from OFr Rainer, Reiner, Renier. |
Reigner | 1 | Candlewick |
Reygner | 1 | Cripplegate |
Reyner | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Reading | 4 | | top. from OE *rydding 'clearing'. |
de Redyng' | 2 | Bread Street, Candlewick |
de Redyngg' | 2 | Cheap, Portsoken |
Redgrave | 1 | | loc. from Redgrave (Sf). |
de Redgraue | 1 | Portsoken |
Redhood | 1 | | desc. from OE read, hod 'red hood'. |
Redhode | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Reigate | 1 | | loc. from Reigate (Sr). |
de Reigate | 1 | Cheap |
Renham | 2 | | loc. from Rainham (Ess, K). |
de Renham | 1 | Queenhithe |
de Reynham | 1 | Bassishaw |
Reynold | 1 | | pat. from OFr Reinald, Reynaud. |
Reynald' | 1 | Cheap |
Rhodes | 1 | | top. from OE rod(u) 'clearing(s)'. |
atte Rode | 1 | Bread Street |
Rhys | 1 | | pat. from Welsh Rys. |
Rys | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Richard | 1 | | pat. from Richard. |
filz Richard | 1 | Castle Baynard | borne by a woman. |
Richman | 1 | | pat. from OE *Ricmann or desc. 'rich, powerful man'. |
Richeman | 1 | Queenhithe |
Rickmansworth | 1 | | loc. from Rickmansworth (Herts). |
de Rikemersworthe | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Robb | 1 | | pat. from Rob, a pet form of Robert. |
Robes | 1 | Bassishaw |
Robert | 3 | | pat. from Robert. |
filio Roberti | 1 | Langbourn |
filz Roberd | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Robert' | 1 | Candlewick |
Rochford | 1 | | loc. from Rochford (Essex, H&W). |
de Rokesforde | 1 | Cheap |
Rofot | 2 | | |
Rofot | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Rofot' | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Roger | 2 | | pat. from Roger. |
filio Rogeri | 2 | Bridge, Queenhithe |
Rolf | 1 | | pat from ON Hrólfr, ODa, OS Rolf. |
Rolf' | 1 | Aldersgate |
Romain | 1 | | pat. from OFr Romeyn. |
Romayn | 1 | Cordwainer |
Roper | 1 | | occ. from OE rap 'rope', for a rope-maker. |
le Ropere | 1 | Billingsgate |
Rose | 1 | | loc. from a house called Rose. |
atte Rose | 1 | Tower |
Rotelond | 1 | | |
Rotelond | 1 | Bridge |
Roth | 3 | | top. from OE roþ 'clearing'. |
ate Rothe | 1 | Cheap |
atte Rothe | 2 | Cheap, Cripplegate |
Rothwell | 1 | | loc. from Rothwell (Lincs, Northants, WRY). |
de Rothewelle | 1 | Cornhill |
Ruffin | 1 | | pat. from Lat. Rufinus. |
Ruffyn | 1 | Aldgate |
Rumball | 1 | | pat. from OG Rumbald. |
Rumbaut' | 1 | Candlewick |
Ruso | 1 | | |
Ruso | 1 | Portsoken |
Russel | 1 | | desc. from OFr rous 'red'. |
Russel | 1 | Cheap |
Sacker | 2 | | occ. from OE sacc, ON sekkr 'sack', for a maker or seller of such. |
le Sakkere | 2 | Cordwainer |
Saddler | 2 | | occ. from OE sadol 'saddle', for a maker or seller of saddles. |
la Sadelere | 1 | Cornhill | borne by a woman. |
le Sadeler | 1 | Cornhill |
Saleman | 1 | | |
Saleman | 1 | Billingsgate |
Salisbury | 3 | | loc. from Salisbury (Wilts) or Salesbury (Lancs). |
de Salesbir' | 1 | Cordwainer |
de Salesbury | 2 | Aldersgate, Cornhill |
Sall | 1 | | top. from OE sæl 'hall'. |
de Salle | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Salter | 2 | | occ. from OE sealtere 'maker or seller of salt', or for a player of the psaltery |
le Salter | 2 | Farringdon Within |
Sampford | 1 | | loc. from Sampford (D, Somer), Great, Little Sampford (Essex), or Sandford (Avon, Cumbr, D, Dorset, Ox). |
de Saumforde | 1 | Langbourn |
Sandhurst | 1 | | loc. from Sandhurst (Berks, Gl, K). |
de Sandhurst' | 1 | Cheap |
Sandwich | 2 | | loc. from Sandwich (K). |
de Sandwyche | 2 | Billingsgate, Bread Street |
Sargant | 1 | | occ. from OFr sergent, serjant 'servant'. |
le Seriaunt | 1 | Bridge |
Sayleben | 1 | | |
Sayleben | 1 | Broad Street |
Scarborough | 1 | | loc. from Scarborough (NRY). |
de Scardburghe | 1 | Bread Street |
Scarlet | 1 | | occ. from OFr escarlate 'scarlet', for a dealer in such. |
Skarlet' | 1 | Cheap |
Schep | 1 | | |
Schep | 1 | Aldgate |
Scof' | 1 | | |
Scof' | 1 | Dowgate |
Scott | 3 | | desc. 'the Scot' or pat. from Scott. |
Scot | 1 | Queenhithe |
Scot' | 2 | Farringdon Within, Langbourn |
Seagrave | 1 | | loc. from Seagrave (Leics). |
de Segraue | 1 | Queenhithe |
Sealey | 1 | | mat. from Sely or desc. from OE sælig 'happy, blessed'. |
Sely | 1 | Cripplegate |
Seaman | 2 | | pat. from OE Sæmann. |
Seman | 2 | Cornhill, Cripplegate |
Sellar | 6 | | occ. from OFr selier, seller 'sadler' or ME seller 'seller, dealer'. |
le Seler | 2 | Cripplegate, Farringdon Within |
le Seller | 2 | Cheap, Coleman Street |
selere | 1 | Bread Street |
Sellario | 1 | Cheap |
Selling | 1 | | loc. from Selling (K). |
de Sellyngg' | 1 | Cheap |
Semer | 1 | | |
Semer | 1 | Portsoken |
Senior | 7 | | desc. from Latin senior 'old', used here to distinguish the older of two people with the same given name and surname. |
Seniore | 7 | Bread Street, Castle Baynard, Cheap, Cripplegate, Tower |
Setter | 1 | | occ. of unidentified origin. |
le Settere | 1 | Lime Street |
Seward | 1 | | pat. from OE Sæweard. |
Syward | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Sewer | 1 | | occ. from OFr suor, suour, suur, seur 'shoemaker'. |
le Suour | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Sex | 1 | | |
Sex | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Shaftesbury | 1 | | loc. from Shaftesbury (Dorset). |
de Schaftebury | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Sharman | 3 | | occ. from OE scearra 'shears' + mann, for a shearer of woolen cloth. |
le Shereman | 1 | Cripplegate |
le Sherman | 2 | Bishopsgate, Castle Baynard |
Sharp | 1 | | desc. from OE scearp 'sharp, quick, smart'. |
Sharp | 1 | Cheap |
Sheather | 2 | | occ. from OE scæþ, scéaþ 'sheath', for a maker of sheaths. |
le Schether | 1 | Candlewick |
le Shether | 1 | Langbourn |
Shenfield | 4 | | loc. from Shenfield (Essex). |
de Schenefelde | 2 | Farringdon Without |
de Shenefelde | 2 | Cornhill, Dowgate |
Sherwood | 1 | | loc. from Sherwood (Notts). |
de Shirewode | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Shoreditch | 3 | | loc. from Shoreditch (GLond). |
de Shordich | 2 | Aldersgate, Cripplegate |
de Shordiche | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Shorne | 3 | | loc. from Shorne (K). |
de Shorne | 3 | Broad Street, Cornhill |
Shrewsbury | 2 | | loc. from Shrewsbury. |
de Schrouesbir' | 1 | Cheap |
de Shrouesberi | 1 | Walbrook |
Sigilly | 1 | | |
Sigilly | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Silk | 2 | | occ. from OE seolc 'silk', for a worker or dealer in silk. |
la Silkewymman | 1 | Farringdon Without | borne by a woman. |
Selkwomman | 1 | Bassishaw | borne by a woman. |
Sinclair | 1 | | loc. from Saint-Clair-sur-Elle (La Manche) or Saint-Clair-l'Evêque (Calvados). |
Seyncler | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Sire | 1 | | desc. from ME sire 'master'. |
Sire | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Skeat | 1 | | desc. from ON skjótr 'swift, fleet'. |
Sket | 1 | Queenhithe |
Skelton | 1 | | loc. from Skelton (Cumb, ER, NR, WRY). |
de Skeltone | 1 | Cheap |
Skinner | 1 | | occ. from ON skinn 'skin', for a skinner. |
le skynnere | 1 | Aldgate |
Skipper | 1 | | desc. from ME skip 'to jump' or ME skypper 'master of a ship'. |
le Skyppere | 1 | Dowgate |
Skipton | 1 | | loc. from Skipton (WRY) or Skipton on Swale (NRY). |
de Skyptone | 1 | Cornhill |
Slabbard | 1 | | desc. from MDutch slabbaert 'glutton'. |
Slabart' | 1 | Cordwainer |
Slay | 1 | | desc. from ME sleȝ 'clever, cunning, sly'. |
Slay | 1 | Queenhithe |
Slough | 1 | | top. from OE sloh 'slough, miry place'. |
atte Sloo | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Smart | 3 | | desc. from OE smeart 'quick, active, prompt'. |
Smart | 3 | Tower |
Smith | 1 | | occ. from OE smið 'smith'. |
le Smyth' | 1 | Cheap |
Sock | 1 | | pat. from OE Socca or desc. from OE socc 'slipper, light shoe'. |
Sok' | 1 | Broad Street |
Sokeman ? | 1 | | desc. from OE socn, mann 'tenant holding land in socage'. |
Sok' | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Sole | 1 | | top. from OE sol 'mud, wallowing place for animals'. |
atte Sole | 1 | Tower |
Somersham | 1 | | loc. from Somersham (Cambs, Sf). |
de Someresham | 1 | Dowgate |
Somerset | 2 | | loc. from Somerset, or from London parish St Mary Somerset. |
de Somersete | 2 | Billingsgate, Castle Baynard |
Sorrel | 1 | | desc. from OFr sorel 'reddish-brown'. |
Sorel | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Soteman | 1 | | |
Soteman | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Soudley | 1 | | loc. from Soudley (Shrops), Upper Soudley (Glos). |
de Soudele | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Soutar | 2 | | occ. from Lat. sutor, OE sutere 'shoemaker'. |
Sutore | 2 | Portsoken |
Southcott | 1 | | loc. from Southcot (Berks). |
de Suthcote | 1 | Queenhithe |
Soyl | 1 | | |
Soyl | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Spain | 1 | | loc. from Spain. |
de Spaigne | 1 | Dowgate |
Spalding | 1 | | loc. from Spalding (Lincs). |
de Spaldyng' | 1 | Dowgate |
Spencer | 1 | | occ. from OFr despensier 'dispenser of provisions'. |
le Spenser | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Spicer | 7 | | occ. from OFr espicier, especier 'a dealer in spices; an apothecary or druggist'. |
le Spicer | 2 | Cripplegate |
Lespicer | 5 | Cheap, Cripplegate |
Sporoun | 1 | | |
Sporoun | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Spray | 1 | | loc. from Sprytown (D). |
de Spraye | 1 | Aldersgate |
Sprot | 4 | | pat. from OE *Sprot(t). |
Sprot' | 4 | Castle Baynard, Cheap, Coleman Street, Farringdon Without |
Sprount | 1 | | |
Sprount | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Sprowston | 1 | | loc. from Sprowston (Nf). |
de Sprouestone | 1 | Candlewick |
Spurrier | 1 | | occ. from OE spura 'spur', for a maker or seller of such. |
le Sporyere | 1 | Farringdon Without | borne by a woman. |
St Albans | 4 | | loc. from St Albans (Herts). |
de sancto Albano | 1 | Cheap |
de Sancto Albano | 2 | Aldersgate, Cheap |
de Seint Alban | 1 | Bassishaw |
St Ive | 1 | | loc. from St Ive (Corn) or St Ives (Cambs, Corn, Dorset). |
de Seynt Yue | 1 | Bridge |
Stacey | 2 | | pat. from a pet form of Stace, the vernacular of Eustace. |
Staci | 1 | Walbrook |
Stacy | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Stalham | 1 | | loc. from Stalham (NF). |
de Stalham | 1 | Aldersgate |
Standen | 3 | | loc. from Standen (Berks, La, W, Wt), Standen in Biddenden, in Benenden, Upper, Lolwer Standen in Hawkinge (K), Standeal in Ditchling, Standen in East Grinstead (Sx), or Standon (Herts, St). |
de Staundone | 1 | Candlewick |
de Stondone | 1 | Walbrook |
Stondone | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Stanford | 3 | | loc. from Stanford (Beds, K, Nf), Stanford Dingley (Berks), Stanford le Hope (Ess), Stanford Bishop (He), Stanford on Avon (Nth), Stanford upon Soar (Nt), or Stanford in Teme (Wo). |
de Staneforde | 2 | Bridge, Dowgate |
de Staunforde | 1 | Dowgate |
Stanstead | 1 | | loc. from Stanstead (Sf, Sx), Stanstead Abbots (Herts), Stansted (K), or Stansted Mountfitchet (Ess). |
de Stanstede | 1 | Bread Street |
Starcolf' | 1 | | |
Starcolf' | 1 | Cheap |
Starr | 4 | | desc. from ME sterre 'star' or pat. from Sterre. |
ate Sterre | 1 | Langbourn |
Sterre | 3 | Billingsgate, Bridge, Cornhill |
Stisted | 1 | | loc. from Stisted (Essex). |
de Stystede | 1 | Dowgate |
Stockfish | 1 | | occ. 'seller of stockfish'. |
la stocfysshmongere | 1 | Cornhill | borne by a woman. |
Stockwell | 2 | | loc. from Stockwell (Sr, So), or top. from OE stocc, wiella 'dweller by the footbridge over a streatm'. |
de Stokewelle | 1 | Farringdon Within |
de Stokwelle | 1 | Cripplegate |
Stokes | 2 | | loc. from Stoke (Som, Db, Warwicks, Northants) or any number of places called Stokes. |
de Stokes | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Stok' | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Stonham | 1 | | loc. from Stonham (Sf) or Stoneham (Hants). |
de Stonham | 1 | Cripplegate |
Stopsley | 2 | | loc. from Stopsley (Beds). |
de Stoppesle | 2 | Cripplegate |
Stow | 4 | | loc. from any number of places named Stow or top. from OE stow 'holy place'. |
de Stowe | 4 | Broad Street, Dowgate, Farringdon, Within, Portsoken |
Stratford | 4 | | loc. from any number of places named Stratford. |
de Stratford | 1 | Bread Street |
de Stratforde | 3 | Bread Street, Bridge, Tower |
Stone | 3 | | top. from OE stan 'stone'. |
atte Stone | 1 | Tower |
de Stanes | 2 | Candlewick, Farringdon Within |
Sturge | 3 | | pat. from ON Þorgils, ODa, OSw Thorgisl. |
Sturgy | 1 | Aldgate |
Turgis | 1 | Tower |
Turgys' | 1 | Tower |
Sturmouthe | 1 | | |
Sturmouthe | 1 | Bread Street |
Sudbury | 2 | | loc. from Sudbury (Db, Middlesex, Sf). |
de Sudbury | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Suthbury | 1 | Tower |
Suffolk | 2 | | loc. from Suffolk |
de Suffolche | 1 | Cripplegate |
de Suffolk'' | 1 | Cripplegate |
Sundon | 1 | | loc. from Lower, Upper Sundon (Beds). |
de Sundone | 1 | Tower |
Surgeon | 1 | | occ. from OFr surgien, surigien 'surgeon'. |
le Surigien | 1 | Cripplegate |
Sutton | 7 | | loc. from Sutton (Cambs, Lincs, K, Suff, Som). |
de Sottone | 1 | Castle Baynard |
de Suttone | 6 | Aldersgate, Billingsgate, Castle Baynard, Coleman Street, Cripplegate |
Swan | 1 | | loc. from a house called Swan. |
atte Swan | 1 | Castle Baynard |
Swanland | 2 | | loc. from Swanland (ERY). |
de Swanlonde | 2 | Dowgate |
Sweeting | 1 | | pat. from OE Sweting. |
Swetyng | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Swift | 2 | | pat. from OE Swift or desc. from swift 'swift, fleet'. |
Swyft | 2 | Cornhill, Farringdon Without |
Swote | 2 | | |
Swote | 2 | Billingsgate, Bridge |
Taberer | 2 | | occ. from ME tab(e)re 'to play on the tabor' or OFr tabur, tabour 'tabour', 'one who plays the tabor, a drummer'. |
le Tabourer | 1 | Queenhithe |
le Taburer | 1 | Broad Street |
Taberner ? | 1 | | occ. from ME tabourne or OF tabourner 'to drum, drummer'. |
Tabernario | 1 | Bread Street |
Tabletter | 3 | | occ. from OFr tabeletier 'maker of chess or draught boards'. |
le Tableter | 2 | Cheap, Coleman Street |
le Tabletter' | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Talpe | 1 | | |
Talpe | 1 | Portsoken |
Talwith | 2 | | loc. from Tolworth (Sr). |
de Taleworthe | 1 | Cheap |
de Talleworthe | 1 | Tower |
Taney | 1 | | loc. from Saint-Aubin-du-Thenney or Saint-Jean-du-Thenney. |
Tany | 1 | Cheap |
Tanton | 1 | | loc. from Taunton (So), Tanton (NRY), or Taunton Fm in Coulsdon (Sr). |
de Tauntone | 1 | Aldersgate |
Taverner | 13 | | occ. from OFr tavernier 'tavern-keerp'. |
le tauerner | 1 | Broad Street |
le Tauerner | 7 | Cheap, Cordwainer, Cripplegate, Tower |
Tauerner | 5 | Bread Street, Cheap |
Tawyer | 2 | | occ. from OE tawian 'to taw', a tawyer, one who prepares white leather. |
le Tauwier | 1 | Walbrook |
le Tauyer | 1 | Walbrook |
Taylor | 17 | | occ. from OFr tailleor, tailleur 'tailer'. |
le taillour | 2 | Cripplegate, Tower |
le Taillour | 7 | Aldgate, Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Bread Street, Farringdon Within, Langbourn |
le Talliour | 1 | Broad Street |
Taillour | 5 | Bread Street, Cheap |
taillour | 1 | Cripplegate |
taillour' | 1 | Cripplegate |
Thedemare | 1 | | |
Thedemare | 1 | Cheap |
Theedam | 1 | | desc. from ME þoedam, þeedom 'thriving, prosperity'. |
Thedam | 1 | Langbourn |
Theydon | 1 | | loc. from Theydon (Essex). |
de Theydene | 1 | Cripplegate |
Torksey | 1 | | loc. from Torksey (Lincs). |
de Torkeseye | 1 | Langbourn |
Thomas | 1 | | pat. from Thomas. |
Thomas | 1 | Langbourn |
Thomazin | 1 | | pat. from a diminutive of Thomas. |
Thomasyn | 1 | Cheap |
Thorn | 1 | | top. from OE þ 'thornbush'. |
ate Thorn | 1 | Cheap |
Thorney | 1 | | loc. from Thorney (C, Mx, Nt, Sf, So) or West Thorney (Sx). |
de Thorneie | 1 | Billingsgate |
Thornham | 1 | | loc. from Thornham (K, La, Nf) or Thornham Magna, Parva (Sf). |
de Thornham | 1 | Queenhithe |
Thorp | 3 | | loc. from any number of places named Throp, or top. from OE þorp 'hamlet, dairy-farm'. |
de Thorp | 3 | Walbrook |
Thurgood | 1 | | pat. from ON Þorgautr, ODa, OSw Thorgot. |
Thurgod | 1 | Cripplegate |
Tiffield | 1 | | loc. from Tiffield (Northants). |
de Tyffelde | 1 | Bread Street |
Tilbury | 1 | | loc. from Tilbury (Essex), East, West Tilbury (Essex). |
de Tillebir' | 1 | Cheap |
Tindal | 1 | | loc. from Tynedale, the valley of the Tyne, or from Tindale (Cumb) |
de Tyndale | 1 | Dowgate |
Topsfield | 1 | | loc. from Toppesfield (Ess). |
de Toppesfelde | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Tottenham | 3 | | loc. from Tottenham or Totenham Court (Mx). |
de Totenham | 3 | Candlewick, Cripplegate, Tower |
Tovee | 1 | | pat. from ON Tófi, ODa Tovi. |
Touy | 1 | Walbrook |
Trainell | 1 | | occ. from OFr traine 'trap', for a trapper of animals. |
Traynel | 1 | Cheap |
Trencham | 1 | | desc. from OFr trenchant 'cutting'. |
Trenchaunt | 1 | Aldersgate |
Trillo | 1 | | loc. from Thurlow (Sf). |
de Trillowe | 1 | Cheap |
Trugg | 1 | | occ. from early modern English trug 'prostitute'. |
Trugg' | 1 | Coleman Street |
Tumber | 1 | | occ. from OE tumbere, OFr tombeor, tumbeur 'tumbler, dancer'. |
le Tumbere | 1 | Walbrook |
Turk | 2 | | desc. from OFr turc 'Turk' or pat. from a pet-form of ON Þorkell. |
Turk' | 2 | Billingsgate, Tower |
Turner | 1 | | occ. from OFr tornour, tourneour 'turner, one who turns or fashions objects of wood, metal, bone, etc., on a lathe'. |
le Tornour | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Ufford | 1 | | loc. from Ufford (Northants, Sf). |
de Vfforde | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Usher | 1 | | occ. from ME usher 'door-keeper'. |
Lusscher | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Valley | 1 | | top. |
de la Valeye | 1 | Cornhill |
Vauntage | 1 | | |
Vauntage | 1 | Lime Street |
Vicarey | 1 | | desc. from Lat. vicarius 'vicar'. |
Vikery | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Vigars | 1 | | desc. from OFr vigoro(u)s 'hardy, lusty, strong' |
Vigerous | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Vine | 5 | | top. from OFr vigne 'vine'. |
ate Vyne | 1 | Cordwainer |
atte Vigne | 2 | Castle Baynard |
atte vyne | 1 | Queenhithe |
atte Vyne | 1 | Queenhithe |
Viner | 1 | | occ. from OFr vignour, vigneur, vigneour 'vine-grower, vine-dresser'. |
Vynour | 1 | Portsoken |
Vivian | 1 | | pat. from Fr Vivian, Vivien. |
Vyuian | 1 | Dowgate |
Wait | 3 | | occ. from ONFr waite 'watchman'. |
le Waite | 1 | Cheap |
le Wayte | 2 | Cripplegate |
Wald | 1 | | top. from Anglian wald, wold 'forest, woodland'. |
de Wolde | 1 | Bread Street |
Walden | 4 | | loc. from Walden (NRY), Saffron Walden (Ess), or King's, St Paul's Walden (Herts). |
de Waledene | 4 | Castle Baynard, Cheap, Cripplegate, Walbrook |
Waldram | 1 | | pat. from OG Walahram, Waleran, OFr Galeran(t). |
Walram | 1 | Walbrook |
Walle | 1 | | top. from OE weall 'wall'. |
ate Walle | 1 | Portsoken |
Walpole | 2 | | loc. from Walpole (Nf, Sf). |
de Walepol | 1 | Bread Street |
de Walpol | 1 | Aldersgate |
Walsoken | 1 | | loc. from Walsoken (Nf). |
de Wallesoken | 1 | Cheap |
Waltham | 6 | | loc. from any number of places called Waltham. |
de Waltham | 6 | Bishopsgate, Candlewick, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Farringdon Without |
Wandsworth | 2 | | loc. from Wandsworth (GLond). |
de Wandlesworthe | 2 | Billingsgate, Dowgate |
Ward | 1 | | top. from OE *wearde, wearda 'beacon' or ME werd, ward 'marsh'. |
de la Warde | 1 | Portsoken |
Ware | 7 | | loc. from Ware (Herts). |
de Ware | 7 | Bread Street, Bridge, Castle Baynard, Cheap, Farringdon Within |
Warfield | 1 | | loc. from Warfield (Berks). |
de Warfelde | 1 | Billingsgate |
Warle | 1 | | loc. from Great, Little Warley (Essex). |
de Warle | 1 | Bridge |
Warrener | 2 | | occ. from OFr warrennier 'warrener', an officer employed to watch over game in a park or preserve. |
la Warenere | 1 | Langbourn | borne by a woman. |
le Warener | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Wastall | 1 | | occ. from OFr wastel 'a cake or bread made of the finest flour', for a maker or seller of such. |
Wastel | 1 | Langbourn |
Webb | 2 | | occ. from OE webba (m) or webbe (f) 'weaver'. |
la Webbe | 1 | Aldersgate | borne by a woman |
le Webbe | 1 | Walbrook |
Weldon | 1 | | loc. from Weldon (Northants). |
de Weldone | 1 | Aldersgate |
Welford | 1 | | loc. from Welford (Berks, Glos, Northants). |
de Welleforde | 1 | Cordwainer |
Westminster | 1 | | loc. from Westminster (GLond). |
de Westmonasterio | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Whateley | 1 | | loc. from Whateley (Warwicks), Whatley (Som), or Wheatley (Essex, Lancs, Notts, Oxon). |
de Whatele | 1 | Aldersgate |
White | 2 | | desc. from OE hwit 'white'. |
le White | 2 | Cripplegate, Tower |
Whittier | 2 | | occ. from OE hwit 'white' + ME tawyere, towyere, tewere 'to taw', 'one who taws skins into whitleather'. |
le Whittawier' | 1 | Cripplegate |
le Whittawyere | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Wickenden | 1 | | loc. from a lost place in Cowden (K). |
de Wykendenne | 1 | Farringdon Without |
Wickham | 3 | | loc. from one of any number of places named Wickam, or Wickhambreux (K), Wickhambrook (Sf), Wycomb (Leics), Wycombe (Bucks), or Wykeham (Lincs, NRY). |
de Wicham | 2 | Coleman Street |
de Wycham | 1 | Dowgate |
Wight | 1 | | desc. from ME wiht, wight 'agile, strong'. |
le Wyght | 1 | Tower |
Wight | 2 | | loc. from the Isle of Wight. |
de Wyght | 1 | Bread Street |
de Wyghte | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Wigton | 1 | | loc. from Wigton (Cumbr). |
de Wigetone | 1 | Walbrook |
Winchelsea | 1 | | loc. from Winchelsea (Sussex). |
de Wynchelse | 1 | Cornhill |
Winchester | 5 | | loc. from Winchester (Hants). |
de Wyncestre | 4 | Billingsgate, Broad Street, Cripplegate |
de Wynchestre | 1 | Cheap |
Winterborn | 1 | | loc. from Winterborne (Dorset), Winterbourne (Berks, Wilts), or Winterburn (WRY). |
de Wynterbourne | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Winton | 6 | | loc. from Winton (Cumbr, Dorset). |
de Wyntonia | 6 | Bridge, Candlewick, Cripplegate, Farringdon Within, Langbourn |
Wiseman | 1 | | pat. from OE Wismann. |
Wysman | 1 | Bishopsgate |
Witham | 1 | | |
de Wytham | 1 | Bridge |
Woburn | 1 | | loc. from Woburn (Beds, Sr). |
de Wobourne | 1 | Cripplegate |
Wolf | 1 | | desc. from OE wulf 'wolf'. |
le Wolf' | 1 | Cornhill |
Woodham | 1 | | loc. from Woodham (Ess, Surrey). |
de Wodeham | 1 | Dowgate |
Worcester | 2 | | loc. from Worcester. |
de Wircestre | 1 | Walbrook |
de Wyrecestre | 1 | Cripplegate |
Worstead | 2 | | loc. from Worstead (Nf). |
de Worstede | 2 | Cripplegate, Queenhithe |
Wrestlingworth | 1 | | loc. from Wrestlingworth (Beds). |
de Wrestlyngworthe | 1 | Cordwainer |
Writtle | 4 | | loc. from Writtle (Essex). |
de Writle | 3 | Cheap, Cordwainer |
de Wrytle | 1 | Farringdon Within |
Wrotham | 3 | | loc. from Wrotham (K). |
de Wrotham | 3 | Billingsgate, Bread Street, Langbourn |
Wyman | 1 | | pat. from OE Wigmund or ON Vigmunder, ODa, OSw Vimund. |
Wymond | 1 | Tower |
Wymondham | 1 | | loc. from Wymondham (Leic, Nf). |
de Wymondham | 1 | Bridge |
Wyndrawere | 1 | | |
Wyndrawere | 1 | Queenhithe |
Yarnmouth | 2 | | loc. from Yarmouth (Wt), Great Yarmouth (Nf), or Little Yarmouth (Sf). |
de Gernemuta | 1 | Broad Street |
de Yernemuthe | 1 | Walbrook |
York | 2 | | loc. from York. |
de Eboraco | 2 | Cheap |
Young | 2 | | desc. from OE geong 'young'. |
le Youngg' | 2 | Walbrook |