I’ve just found your channel! Love it! My married name is Glenn, who I believe have been in the South since the early 1800’s… Also the Pruett family and Robert’s family from Tennessee. My maiden name is Young- with Cardwell, McGhie, and McMichael. If you’ve already covered any of these, please let me know! I’d love to learn as much as possible! Thank you for the amazing work that you do!
@sommer8337 I would attach the catalog here, but it's too long. Write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I'll send it as an attachment. I think most of your names have been covered.
I've recently been looking into our family history, and it amazes me how many thousands of surnames every one of us have in our pasts. There are too many to remember. I've discovered some important historical figures, and recently went to see the cabin of Charles Cummings, who was on my Dad's side. Now, I'd love to visit Boling Island in Goochland, VA, since my mom came from Robert Boling and Pocahontas, and my dad came from the same man and his second wife, Anne Stith. The research has me amused, and intrigued.
My daddy's last name (Bohannon) is part of the Clan Buchanan from Scotland. My mom's last name (Garnica), from what I can find, is Basque. My husband is an Arnold (he's part of the Arnold Clan) via adoption. His adopted mom was A Greathouse. His birth dad was a Hope and his birth mom was a Burden/Borden.
Howdy everyone, our surnames are Coleman, Roberts, Newsome, Compton and Moore, Hinkle, Maynard, and on daddy's side, there's Moore, Horn, Hinkle and Maynard, Mills, McCoy and Hatfield plus Spencer from Wales, yes we are related to Princess Do. My DNA from Ancestry DNA, Most of the DNA was Scotland Wales and Ireland, but what surprised me, was the Scandinavian countries, and Belgium, Netherlands and Germanic tribes. The one thing it doesn't tell me is where in Scotland we are from, We came in through NYC and North Carolina we traveled up to Pike County, Kentucky, we came up through North Carolina, Tennessee and then in Tax well, Virginia. Interesting. I will have to go back in your videos and see if you were over my family names. Mother was born and raised in Robinson Creek, in Pike County, Kentucky and Daddy was born and raised in Martin County Kentucky. It even shows up on Ancestry DNA.
A good many of your names have been covered. Send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com to get a list of the names and episodes. I appreciate the message. Barry
Vikings could explain your Scandinavian heritage. They invaded England, scottland and Ireland. I thought that's how I got it, however recent talks with relatives revealed my grandfathers side is Norwegian. Happy hunting🩷🕊
I always enjoy your show.. I learn so much by the ending of the names.. None of these names today are familiar exceot Cottrell.., we had a Veteranerian by that name.. He was known as Old Doc Cottrell, I don't remember his first or given name.. Paul in Ohio..
My wife's 2nd great grandfather was William Madison Cockerham 1814-1913. For whatever reason, sometime in the very early 20th century, the whole family changed their names to Cochran. "Matt", as he was know, had 7 sons all of whom had sons and grandsons at the time. There were other Cockerhams in the same area, who seem unconnected, but also changed their names to Cochran. This happened in Jackson, Macon and Swain counties of far western North Carolina. There were other families in that area at about that time who did similarly. One prominent one is the McClanahans who changed to Smith, also for no apparent reason.
@papaw5405 Hi Papaw, in another comment, you mentioned being related to Jane or Nancy Swearingen. Was she your ancestor? My mom's maternal line goes to her. Out mtdna is T2e7.
My Dad's family are Yonts in Letcher County, KY. His mother was a Kidd. My Mom's family name is Wilder from Lily/London, KY. Our ancestors were British and Scandinavian predominantly. There are other spellings of Yonts: Yontz, Younce.
Nice to hear from the Ozarks. I'm in Floyd County, Eastern Kentucky and we have Cottrell's here. I wonder if your folks came from the Appalachians a long time ago. I was driving 50 years ago through the Ozarks after flying out to see my sister in Arizona. I'd not been far from these hills at that time and when we hit the Ozarks it was like being back home. I've been back a number of times since then and always notice the familiar surnames.
@@paulallen3557 Most native Ozarkers can trace their heritage to the Appalachians. My ancestors were from what is now West Virginia. My wife's ancestors were from eastern Kentucky.
@paulallen3557 Hi Paul, if you look at the place names, family names, and form of English spoken in both places, one has to conclude yes to your question. I chose to earn my first doctorate at the University of Arkansas because it was like my East Tennessee home.
Hi, Neighbor and hope all is well in the Valley. Rain is trying to break up and sun peeking out here now. We're still right here but have to go to Asheville thursday. V.A. deal for me. Hope yall are healing up from the storm. Still a wreck east of here and will be for a long time to come. Thanks, Pal and God Bless ALL Yall!
Thank you for your wonderful cultural channel dr Barry. As always I looked up for meaning and origin of surnames you mentioned briefly here it’s Sheldon is a gender - neutral name with British origin means “ steaped valley “ . The meaning of Sheldon could come from the quaint British seaside town of Sheldon in Devonshire. Cottrell is English ( southern and western England) : status name for a cottager , from old French cotral , a diminutive of cotier ( cottager ). Bate name from the Middle English personal name bate . It could represent an unrecorded old English name bata , or a form of battle ( a short form of a Anglo - Norman French beginning with Bart , such as bartelmeu or Bertram. Cockerham surname is English ( Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place in lancashire named cocker from the cocker river ( a Celtic name apparently derived from an element kukro ( winding) ) + old English ham ( homestead) or ham ( enclosure hemmed in by water ) . Yeaton is English: habitational name from yeaton in shropshire , named with old English ea river + tun ( farmstead, estate ) . I hope you like my research. Good luck to you your family friends.
Merry Christmas Dr Barry and all viewers . Yeaton must be a really rare name .My sisters surname is Eaton .I have never heard of it with a Y in front of it .
In Appalachia my names are Smythers, McAllister, Irvin, Archer, and Spraker-all here long before the War. Many served in the Revolution. In NC, there are Weddingtons, Harrison, Spraker, Hines. (Again long before the War).
Could you clarify on Germanic vs Teutonic? I thought they were the same thing. And wouldn't English be a sub group of that? Moms family is pretty straightforward. No problem there. Dad's family a mystery, deliberately made so, IMO. Just found your channel. Seems interesting.
@@ak5659 Teutonic, as I understand it, refers to early Germanic people and languages. English is a Germanic language, but it has borrowed thousands of words from other languages.
Could you please find out about my ancestors in Pike County, and Martin County, Kentucky. My mother was from Pikeville, Kentucky, her surnames are Coleman and Compton, Newsome and Roberts, Holt, then my Dad's side is a mystery, His mother was Myrtle Hinkle, her mother was Rosa Horn, who married Melvin Hinkle, then the Moore's are a big mystery, my grandfather Jessie Moore, he was born to Mary Jane Kirk, and Johnny Moore, I know she was originally from Logan, West Virginia, her family was I mean. The Moore's are much more difficult, Johnny Moore went under JMC Moore
Andrew, I appreciate the message and will keep an eye open for them. I'm not a professional genealogist. I am a historical geographer interested in identifying Antebellum families and surname origins.
My birth surname is Dennis, from north Alabame. Any possible relatives out there? I am a bustard child, and have a half-brother and half-sister that I want so much to know.
So pleased to have a new episode today! Thank you for all you do to teach and entertain us. Merry Christmas!
@@gracie4duke Hi Gracie! Merry Christmas!
I’ve just found your channel! Love it! My married name is Glenn, who I believe have been in the South since the early 1800’s… Also the Pruett family and Robert’s family from Tennessee. My maiden name is Young- with Cardwell, McGhie, and McMichael. If you’ve already covered any of these, please let me know! I’d love to learn as much as possible! Thank you for the amazing work that you do!
@sommer8337 I would attach the catalog here, but it's too long. Write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I'll send it as an attachment. I think most of your names have been covered.
@ Oh wonderful! Thank you SO much!! Email is sent!
I've recently been looking into our family history, and it amazes me how many thousands of surnames every one of us have in our pasts. There are too many to remember. I've discovered some important historical figures, and recently went to see the cabin of Charles Cummings, who was on my Dad's side. Now, I'd love to visit Boling Island in Goochland, VA, since my mom came from Robert Boling and Pocahontas, and my dad came from the same man and his second wife, Anne Stith. The research has me amused, and intrigued.
@@charityhawks9890 Truer words were never spoken!
Thank You! Merry Christmas!
Thanks! Merry Christmas to you, as well!
My daddy's last name (Bohannon) is part of the Clan Buchanan from Scotland. My mom's last name (Garnica), from what I can find, is Basque. My husband is an Arnold (he's part of the Arnold Clan) via adoption. His adopted mom was A Greathouse. His birth dad was a Hope and his birth mom was a Burden/Borden.
Thanks for sharing your family history, it's fascinating!
Merry Christman all! Late to live but will replay. Thanks Thumbs up😇
@@villiehaizlip7626 Hi Villie! Merry Christmas!
Howdy everyone, our surnames are Coleman, Roberts, Newsome, Compton and Moore, Hinkle, Maynard, and on daddy's side, there's Moore, Horn, Hinkle and Maynard, Mills, McCoy and Hatfield plus Spencer from Wales, yes we are related to Princess Do. My DNA from Ancestry DNA, Most of the DNA was Scotland Wales and Ireland, but what surprised me, was the Scandinavian countries, and Belgium, Netherlands and Germanic tribes. The one thing it doesn't tell me is where in Scotland we are from, We came in through NYC and North Carolina we traveled up to Pike County, Kentucky, we came up through North Carolina, Tennessee and then in Tax well, Virginia. Interesting. I will have to go back in your videos and see if you were over my family names. Mother was born and raised in Robinson Creek, in Pike County, Kentucky and Daddy was born and raised in Martin County Kentucky. It even shows up on Ancestry DNA.
A good many of your names have been covered. Send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com to get a list of the names and episodes. I appreciate the message. Barry
Vikings could explain your Scandinavian heritage. They invaded England, scottland and Ireland. I thought that's how I got it, however recent talks with relatives revealed my grandfathers side is Norwegian. Happy hunting🩷🕊
My family from John’s creek
Look for me in your DNA matches. I see a lot of common names and history. Look for Y-dna relationships from the Scottish Borders area.
There is alot of Cockerhams in Surry CO NC. They are my ancestors . Hugh Cockerham. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary war.
Awesome, thanks for the message!
My husband has some Surry County Cockerhams in his lineage, too. We live in Mt. Airy.
I always enjoy your show.. I learn so much by the ending of the names.. None of these names today are familiar exceot Cottrell.., we had a Veteranerian by that name.. He was known as Old Doc Cottrell, I don't remember his first or given name.. Paul in Ohio..
@@pdrake2572 Thanks, Paul. I appreciate the perspective from an Ohioan.
My wife's 2nd great grandfather was William Madison Cockerham 1814-1913. For whatever reason, sometime in the very early 20th century, the whole family changed their names to Cochran. "Matt", as he was know, had 7 sons all of whom had sons and grandsons at the time. There were other Cockerhams in the same area, who seem unconnected, but also changed their names to Cochran.
This happened in Jackson, Macon and Swain counties of far western North Carolina. There were other families in that area at about that time who did similarly. One prominent one is the McClanahans who changed to Smith, also for no apparent reason.
@papaw5405 Hi Papaw, in another comment, you mentioned being related to Jane or Nancy Swearingen. Was she your ancestor? My mom's maternal line goes to her. Out mtdna is T2e7.
@@BarryVann "maternal grandmother of husband of 3rd cousin 2x removed" so no dna match. Sorry!
Merry Christmas!
@papaw5405 No problem!
@papaw5405 Mwrry Christmas!
My Dad's family are Yonts in Letcher County, KY. His mother was a Kidd. My Mom's family name is Wilder from Lily/London, KY. Our ancestors were British and Scandinavian predominantly.
There are other spellings of Yonts: Yontz, Younce.
I think that you are the third person to react to the Younts surname. Many names never get a reaction. Interesting!
One of my oldest school friends is a Cockerham. We live in Yorkshire, England.
Awesome! How's the weather in Yorkshire? It's been 24 years since I was last there.
Merry Merry Christmas from the Ozarks! Cottrell's are a prominent family in these parts.
Merry Christmas! Thanks, Terry!
Nice to hear from the Ozarks. I'm in Floyd County, Eastern Kentucky and we have Cottrell's here. I wonder if your folks came from the Appalachians a long time ago. I was driving 50 years ago through the Ozarks after flying out to see my sister in Arizona. I'd not been far from these hills at that time and when we hit the Ozarks it was like being back home. I've been back a number of times since then and always notice the familiar surnames.
@@paulallen3557 Most native Ozarkers can trace their heritage to the Appalachians. My ancestors were from what is now West Virginia. My wife's ancestors were from eastern Kentucky.
@paulallen3557 Hi Paul, if you look at the place names, family names, and form of English spoken in both places, one has to conclude yes to your question. I chose to earn my first doctorate at the University of Arkansas because it was like my East Tennessee home.
Hi, Neighbor and hope all is well in the Valley. Rain is trying to break up and sun peeking out here now. We're still right here but have to go to Asheville thursday. V.A. deal for me. Hope yall are healing up from the storm. Still a wreck east of here and will be for a long time to come. Thanks, Pal and God Bless ALL Yall!
@@lewiemcneely9143 Howdy, brother Lewie! I hope all is well over yonder!
@@BarryVann We're just chugging along and glad Yall are! Makes us HAPPY!
Thank you for your wonderful cultural channel dr Barry. As always I looked up for meaning and origin of surnames you mentioned briefly here it’s Sheldon is a gender - neutral name with British origin means “ steaped valley “ . The meaning of Sheldon could come from the quaint British seaside town of Sheldon in Devonshire. Cottrell is English ( southern and western England) : status name for a cottager , from old French cotral , a diminutive of cotier ( cottager ). Bate name from the Middle English personal name bate . It could represent an unrecorded old English name bata , or a form of battle ( a short form of a Anglo - Norman French beginning with Bart , such as bartelmeu or Bertram. Cockerham surname is English ( Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place in lancashire named cocker from the cocker river ( a Celtic name apparently derived from an element kukro ( winding) ) + old English ham ( homestead) or ham ( enclosure hemmed in by water ) . Yeaton is English: habitational name from yeaton in shropshire , named with old English ea river + tun ( farmstead, estate ) . I hope you like my research. Good luck to you your family friends.
Thanks, Khatoon!
Merry Christmas Dr Barry and all viewers . Yeaton must be a really rare name .My sisters surname is Eaton .I have never heard of it with a Y in front of it .
Thanks for commenting on Henry Harrison's comment about the rarity of Yeaton. Didn't you tell me that you have never encountered my last name: Vann?
@@BarryVann No Dr Barry I have never heard of your name before , What are the origins of your name ?
@laceylocket1 It's either a Norman name for a person from Vannes, France, or a person from the Isle of Mann (Ellan Vannin). I've seen it in Midlands.
Can you do one on Oxendines and Chavis and Cumbo Please
Write to Vanntagepoint22@gmail.com to get a list.
In Appalachia my names are Smythers, McAllister, Irvin, Archer, and Spraker-all here long before the War. Many served in the Revolution. In NC, there are Weddingtons, Harrison, Spraker, Hines. (Again long before the War).
@reginahay5211 Write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com for a catalog of the family names that we've covered.
I have a Cockerham ancestor who was from North Carolina.
Could you clarify on Germanic vs Teutonic? I thought they were the same thing. And wouldn't English be a sub group of that?
Moms family is pretty straightforward. No problem there. Dad's family a mystery, deliberately made so, IMO.
Just found your channel. Seems interesting.
@@ak5659 Teutonic, as I understand it, refers to early Germanic people and languages. English is a Germanic language, but it has borrowed thousands of words from other languages.
@@ak5659 What’s your dad's surname?
Could you please check on the Lattin Surname? Thank you so much.
Yes. It has been added to my list.
York from Tennessee
Episode 46 (October 4, 2022)
My family's names include Darlington, Joyner, Lewis, Oglesby, Pengree, Pinckney, Randall, Sims and Smith
Write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com for a catalog of the family names that we've covered.
Could you please find out about my ancestors in Pike County, and Martin County, Kentucky. My mother was from Pikeville, Kentucky, her surnames are Coleman and Compton, Newsome and Roberts, Holt, then my Dad's side is a mystery, His mother was Myrtle Hinkle, her mother was Rosa Horn, who married Melvin Hinkle, then the Moore's are a big mystery, my grandfather Jessie Moore, he was born to Mary Jane Kirk, and Johnny Moore, I know she was originally from Logan, West Virginia, her family was I mean. The Moore's are much more difficult, Johnny Moore went under JMC Moore
Andrew, I appreciate the message and will keep an eye open for them. I'm not a professional genealogist. I am a historical geographer interested in identifying Antebellum families and surname origins.
My birth surname is Dennis, from north Alabame. Any possible relatives out there? I am a bustard child, and have a half-brother and half-sister that I want so much to know.
I covered Dennis last week: Episode S2:24 (December 10, 2024)
ares is brainard from ashland ky please
Debbie, it has been added to the list of names to cover.
@@BarryVann thank you cant wait
Hello people
@@catherinealonso8923 Hi Catherine!
1 in every 78 people in Tennessee have the last name of Smith.
Yes, and it could have originated in a number of countries where there were people who forged metal.