Bullard was my great grandmother's surname. I have a super rare name I am trying to find more information about. There are 23 families in America, 63 in Brazil, and I could only find 19 of them in Piedmont Italy. The surname is Prolo - I did find Maria Prolo from the Film Institute, and a couple of Prolo owned vineyard/wineries in Piedmont.
@BarryVann yes, Ancestry mostly everyday. I also have My Heritage DNA and uploaded to My True Ancestry and Family Search and Genomelink and Gedmatch and CRI GENETICS.
Blount is the name of a small town in WV and your pronunciation is right! It's pronounced Blunt. It was named for a man whose surname was Blount in WV. Thank you.
Late again, busy, busy, busy. I do check in eventually. Have found some interesting ancestry information on my French side & I'm in awe of it going back to where they were born on the boat they came on. Settled in Va. Have to write all this down to be able to speak about. Tks
Hello, I just stumbled upon your channel, and I am excited to see your videos. Am I allowed to ask you to look into my family surname? It's Channell. There was a Channell family plantation in isle of wight VA that my dad told me about. Now, back to your videos ❤
@BacktheBlue60 I'm glad you found the Vanntage Point! We've covered nearly a thousand family names so far with nearly 800 and growing list to cover. I added Channel to the list. Thanks for watching and for writing. We've have had several Isle of White families.
It is actually number two next week! Wolfe is first and then Ledbetter. There were a lot of Ledbetter folk in my childhood community in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Hi, Neighbor and hope you're remaining calm and keeping your doctors happy in doing so. I was late because I was yakking to my 94 year old historian and we get in doozy conversations each week. I also has a grammer school teacher named Hyatt. Jovinell I think. Lookat te leaves on the ground and happy week to yall from US-all! God Bless Yall anyway!
@cyan1616 The series is about early surnames and families in Appalachia and the South. I would be happy to talk about any place where the family first appears. Can you name a family that first appears in Alabama? I thought I was being helpful, but I guess I failed you.
Thank you for your wonderful cultural channel dr Barry. I looked up for meaning and origin of surnames you mentioned briefly here it’s bolyard is a name of occupational origin, referring to an officer in charge of a castle or fortified place in Europe. It’s ancient Gaelic form, the Irish name bolyard was written o beollain , formed fr from a Norse personal name . Flack is English: form Middle English flak , sod , turf , block of peat . ( as found in the place name flat moor , in Cambridgeshire, recorded as flackmore in 221 ) , and hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a turf cutter. Hyatt is a masculine name with old English roots . Remind you of Hyatt hotel chain this name meaning goes beyond a nice vacation spot . Translated to “ high gate “ or “ lofty gate “ . Blunt ( or Blount ) is a common surname of English derivation, meaning “ blonde fair “ ( old French blund ) , or dull ( Middle English blunt , blont ) . Yelverton it’s a dialect pronunciation of Elverton , which it’s first recorded in 1765 as extended form of its medieval name Elford +ton ( town ) . The Norfolk place name is recorded as Ailuertuna in 1086 , and probably derives from old English personal name of A Ethel frith or Gled frith +tun ( farmstead, estate ) . I hope you like my research. Good luck to your family friends.
Another interesting program. Thank you for teaching us, even without a 1-3-1 thrown in! Blessings!
@@gracie4duke I'm learning, too, Gracie!
Recently found your very interesting channel. Have you done anything on Farley? Roots in Kentucky and Williamsburg West Virginia.
Farley is on the list of names to cover. Thanks!
Bullard was my great grandmother's surname. I have a super rare name I am trying to find more information about. There are 23 families in America, 63 in Brazil, and I could only find 19 of them in Piedmont Italy. The surname is Prolo - I did find Maria Prolo from the Film Institute, and a couple of Prolo owned vineyard/wineries in Piedmont.
Thanks for writing. I couldn't find anything on the Prolo family in my research area and time frame (pre Civil War).
I love your videos because you have a soothing voice. 😊
@@joykendrick6156 Thanks, Joy! Are you on Ancestry.com DNA? I am as Barry Vann.
@BarryVann yes, Ancestry mostly everyday. I also have My Heritage DNA and uploaded to My True Ancestry and Family Search and Genomelink and Gedmatch and CRI GENETICS.
Always enjoy.. None of these sirnames were in our community, though I had heard of tmost of them..Paul in Ohio..
@@pdrake2572 Thanks, Paul. I always appreciate your feedback.
Blount is the name of a small town in WV and your pronunciation is right! It's pronounced Blunt. It was named for a man whose surname was Blount in WV. Thank you.
@@SherryHill-k5y You're welcome, Sherry.
Late again, busy, busy, busy. I do check in eventually. Have found some interesting ancestry information on my French side & I'm in awe of it going back to where they were born on the boat they came on. Settled in Va. Have to write all this down to be able to speak about. Tks
@@villiehaizlip7626 Hi Villie, when my mom learned that her last name meant sailmaker in French, she was delighted. They were French Protestants.
I’m familiar with the Hyatt and Blount surnames. Mrs. Rowena Hyatt was a teacher where I attended grade school. Now isn’t that a lovely name?
@@bluebird218bn It sounds down home!
Hello, I just stumbled upon your channel, and I am excited to see your videos. Am I allowed to ask you to look into my family surname? It's Channell. There was a Channell family plantation in isle of wight VA that my dad told me about. Now, back to your videos ❤
@BacktheBlue60 I'm glad you found the Vanntage Point! We've covered nearly a thousand family names so far with nearly 800 and growing list to cover. I added Channel to the list. Thanks for watching and for writing. We've have had several Isle of White families.
Have you done Ledbetter yet?
It is actually number two next week! Wolfe is first and then Ledbetter. There were a lot of Ledbetter folk in my childhood community in Anderson County, Tennessee.
@BarryVann excellent! Thank you, sir.
Hi, Neighbor and hope you're remaining calm and keeping your doctors happy in doing so. I was late because I was yakking to my 94 year old historian and we get in doozy conversations each week. I also has a grammer school teacher named Hyatt. Jovinell I think. Lookat te leaves on the ground and happy week to yall from US-all! God Bless Yall anyway!
@@lewiemcneely9143 Howdy, Lewie! It makes my work worthwhile to hear from you.
@@BarryVann You're a GOOD guy, Barry and a FINE neighbor! GBWYall!
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Yes.
@@mechellturner3915 I have matches with Singer and Sanger
How come Northern Appalachia is always left out?
@cyan1616 The series is about early surnames and families in Appalachia and the South. I would be happy to talk about any place where the family first appears. Can you name a family that first appears in Alabama? I thought I was being helpful, but I guess I failed you.
They're a whole bunch of Hyatt's here in Surry co NC!
@@roscoeshepard Thanks, Roscoe. Are they some of your folks?
Can you please do Oakes?
It has been added to the list to cover. Thanks!
A great group of surnames. One o the rare times that none show up in my extended family tree.
Thanks, David! We have hundreds more to cover. Stay tuned....
Lewis ? Lewisville WV
@@lisaquigley-moon9583 send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I’ll send you the list of covered names. Lewis is among them.
Thank you for your wonderful cultural channel dr Barry. I looked up for meaning and origin of surnames you mentioned briefly here it’s bolyard is a name of occupational origin, referring to an officer in charge of a castle or fortified place in Europe. It’s ancient Gaelic form, the Irish name bolyard was written o beollain , formed fr from a Norse personal name . Flack is English: form Middle English flak , sod , turf , block of peat . ( as found in the place name flat moor , in Cambridgeshire, recorded as flackmore in 221 ) , and hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a turf cutter. Hyatt is a masculine name with old English roots . Remind you of Hyatt hotel chain this name meaning goes beyond a nice vacation spot . Translated to “ high gate “ or “ lofty gate “ . Blunt ( or Blount ) is a common surname of English derivation, meaning “ blonde fair “ ( old French blund ) , or dull ( Middle English blunt , blont ) . Yelverton it’s a dialect pronunciation of Elverton , which it’s first recorded in 1765 as extended form of its medieval name Elford +ton ( town ) . The Norfolk place name is recorded as Ailuertuna in 1086 , and probably derives from old English personal name of A Ethel frith or Gled frith +tun ( farmstead, estate ) . I hope you like my research. Good luck to your family friends.
@@Khatoon170 Thanks, Khatoon!
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