WHITLEY COUNTY SURNAMES
Common Misspellings & Variations
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The Julian / Gregorian CalendarOur calendar was converted from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian calendar on January 1, 1751. One that day we jumped to January, 1752. Previously, January was the 11th month of the year and March 24th was the last day from the year. New Year's Day was on March 25th. How does this affect Generalogy research? Occasionally one finds references to the tenth month, twelfth month, etc. in historical records. Prior to 1752, you'd have reference the Julian Calendar to ascertain the actual month.
Names and NicknamesDolly can be a nickname for Dorothy, but it can also mean "baby girl"--sometimes originally given when the name was undecided and later stayed with the child...
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Elizabeth | Bess, Beth, Eliza, Lisa, Liz, Liza, Lizzie |
Margaret | Peggy |
Mary | Molly, Polly, Mae, Mamie |
Eleanor | Elaine, Ellen, Ellie, Lanna, Lenora, Nelly, Nora |
Alice/Alicia |
Allie, Elsie, Lisa |
Emily | Emmy, Millie, Emma |
Hannah | Nan, Nanny, Anna, also may be a nickname for Johannah, Susannah |
Jane | Jean, Jennie, Jessie |
Hester | Esther, Hetty |
Margaret | Daisy, Gretta, Madge, Maggie, Marg, Marge, Margie, Meg, Midge, Peg, Peggy, Rita, Margery |
Patience | Patience -- Pat, Patty |
Patricia | Pat, Patty, Patsy, Tricia |
Rachel | Shelly |
Virginia | Virginia -- Ginger, Ginny, Jane, Jennie |
Bartholomew |
Bart, Bartel, Bat, Mees, Meus |
Benjamin | Ben, Benjy, Bennie, Jamie |
Broderick | Brady, Brody, Rick, Ricky |
Christopher/Christian | Chris, Kit |
Edmund/Edward/Edwin | Ed, Ned, Ted, Teddy |
Elias/Elijah | Eli |
Henry | Hal, Hank, Harry |
Hezekiah |
Hez, Hy, Kiah |
Isaac | Ike, Zeke |
John | Jack, Jock, Johnny, Eon, Ian, occasionally a nickname for Jonathan |
Jonathan | John, Jon, Nathan, Nate |
Obadiah | Diah, Dyer, Obed, Obie |
Patrick | Paddy, Pat, Patsy, Pate, sometimes Peter |
Zebediah | Zed, Diah, Dyer |
SURNAMES
A | |
— Surname — | Variations |
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Agolf | Egolf, Egolph |
Alison | Allison |
Allison | Alison |
Ansbaugh | Anspach |
Anspach | Ansbaugh |
Anspach | Anspacher |
Anspacher | Anspach |
Armold | Arnold |
Arnold | Armold |
Arrousmith | Arrowsmith |
Arrowsmith | Arrousmith |
Auer | Hauer |
B | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Bailie | Bailey |
Bailey | Bailie |
Bair | Bair, Bear |
Bare | Bair, Bear |
Barnet | Barnett |
Barnett | Barnet |
Barry | Berry |
Baughan | Baughman, Boughan, Bowman |
Baughman | Baughan, Boughan, Bowman |
Baumgardner | Bumgardner |
Bear | Bair, Bare |
Bennet | Bennett |
Bennett | Bennet |
Berlien | Berlin |
Berlin | Berlien |
Berry | Barry |
Blackeman | Blackman, Blakeman |
Blackman | Blackeman, Blakeman |
Blakeman | Blakeman, Blackman |
Blain | Blaine |
Blaine | Blain |
Boughan | Baughan |
Boure | Bourie |
Bourie | Boure |
Bowman | Baughan, Baughtman, Boughan, Bowman |
Bowyer | Boyer |
Boyer | Bowyer |
Buckalew | Buckalew |
Bucklew | Buckalew |
Bumgardner | Baumgardner |
C | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Chancy | Channcy, Chauncey, Chauncy |
Channcy | Chancy, Chauncey, Chauncy |
Chauncey | Chancy, Channcy, Chauncy |
Chauncy | Chancy, Channcy, Chauncey |
Cleaveland | Cleveland |
Cleveland | Cleaveland |
Compton | Cumpton |
Crowel | Crowill |
Crowill | Crowel |
Cumpton | Compton |
D | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Daugherty | Dougherty |
Dougherty | Daugherty |
Denney | Denny |
Denny | Denney |
DePew | * |
DePoy | * |
E | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Ecker | Eckert, Eker |
Eckert | Ecker, Eker |
Egolf | Agolf, Egolph |
Egolph | Agolf, Egolf |
Eissele | Eissle |
Eissle | Eissele |
Eker | Ecker, Eckert |
F | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Ferman | Herman, Terman |
Fleming | Flemming |
Flemming | Fleming |
Fries | Friese |
Friese | Fries |
G | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Garte | Garty |
Garty | Garte |
Goodrich | Goodrick |
Goodrick | Goodrich |
Gradless | Gradeless, Graydless, Grayless, Greadless, Greyless |
Gradeless | Gradless, Graydless Grayless, Greadless, Greyless |
Graumlick | Graumliock |
Graumliock | Graumlick |
Gray | Grey |
Grayless | Gradeless, Gradless, Greadless |
Grey | Gray |
Greyless | Grayless, Gradeless, Gradless, Greadless |
Grime | Grimes |
Grimes | Grime |
Greadless | Gradeless, Graydless, Grayless, Greyless |
H | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Halderbaum | Holderbaum |
Haneline | Heneline |
Hauer | Auer |
Helfrich | Helfrick |
Helfrick | Helfrich |
Heneline | Haneline |
Herman | Ferman, Terman |
Hildabrand | Hildebrand |
Hildebrand | Hilderbrand |
Hilderbrand | Hildebrand |
Hire | Hyre |
Holderbaum | Halderbaum |
Hyre | Hire |
J | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Johnson | Johnston |
Johnston | Johnson |
K | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Kern | Keirn |
Keirn | Kern, Keirne |
Keirne | Kern, Keirn |
Kendal | Kendall |
Kendall | Kendal |
Kingdom | Kingdon |
Kingdon | Kingdom |
L | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Lalm | Lamb |
Lamb | Lalm |
Leach | Leech |
Leech | Leach |
Lesley | Lesslie, Lessley |
Lesslie | Lesley, Lessley |
Lessley | Lesley, Lesslie |
Levering | Lovering |
Lovering | Levering |
M | |
— Surname — | Variations |
MacHugh | McHugh |
McHugh | MacHugh |
Miner | Minor |
Minor | Miner |
N | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Nindle | Windle |
O | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Obenchain | Ovenchain |
Ovenchain | Obenchain |
P | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Pain | Paine, Payne |
Paine | Pain, Payne |
Parkison | Parkinson |
Parkinson | Parkison |
Payne | Pain, Paine |
Pence | Pentz |
Pentz | Pence |
Peirce | Pierce |
Pierce | Peirce |
Q | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Quin | Quinn |
Quinn | Quin |
R | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Rairdon | Rarden, Rardin, Rariden, Reardin |
Rarin | Rairdon, Rariden, Reardin |
Rarden | Rairdon, Rardin, Reardin |
Rariden | Rardin, Rarden,Rariden, Reardin |
Reader | Reeder, Reider |
Reardin | Rairdon, Rarden, Rardin, Reardin |
Reece | Reese |
Reed | Reid |
Reeder | Reader, Reider |
Reid | Reed |
Reider | Reader, Reeder |
Reese | Reece |
Rider | Ryder |
Robin | Robbin, Robbins |
Robbin | Robin, Robbins |
Robbins | Robin, Robbin |
Robinson | Robison |
Robison | Robinson |
Rouseau | Rousseau |
Rousseau | Rouseau |
Ruch | Rush |
Rush | Ruch |
Ryder | Rider |
S | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Salisbury | Salsbery, Salsbury |
Salsbery | Salisbury, Salsbury |
Salsbury | Salisbury, Salsbery |
Sauer | Saurer, Saurers, Sauers, Sowers, Souers |
Sauers | Saurer, Saurers, Saues, Sowers, Souers |
Saurer | Sauer, Saurers, Sauers, Sowers, Souers |
Saurers | Sauer, Saurer, Sauers, Sowers, Souers |
Schonauer | Schoenauer |
Schoenauer | Schonauer |
Shaw | Show |
Sheadle | Sheadel, Shedal, Shedell |
Sheadel | Sheadle, Shedal, Shedell |
Shedal | Sheadle, Sheadel, Shedell |
Shedell | Sheadle, Sheadel, Shedal |
Shoah | Shook |
Shook | Shoah |
Show | Shaw |
Slagel | Slagle |
Slagle | Slagel |
Somers | Sommers, Summer, Summers |
Sommers | Somers, Summer, Summers |
Sowder | Souder |
Sowers | Sauer, Saurer, Saurers, Sauers, Souers |
Souers | Sauer, Saurer, Saurers, Sauers, Sowers |
Steiner | Stiner |
Stephen | Stephens, Stevens |
Stephens | Stephen, Stevens |
Stephenson | Stevenson |
Stevens | Stephen, Stephens |
Stevenson | Stephenson |
Stiner | Steiner |
Strain | Strean, Stream |
Stream | Strean, Strain |
Strean | Strain, Stream |
Studabaker | Studebaker |
Studebaker | Studabaker |
Summer | Somers, Sommers, Summers |
Summers | Somers, Sommers |
Summey | Sumney, Sumny |
Sumney | Summey, Sumny |
Sumny | Summey, Sumney |
Swain | Swayne |
Swayne | Swain |
Swihart | Swinehart |
Swinehart | Swihart |
T | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Terman | Ferman, Herman |
Thompson | Thomson |
Thomson | Thompson |
Trembley | Trimbley |
Trimbley | Trembley |
Trumball | Trumbull |
Trumbull | Trumball |
Tulley | Tulleys |
Tulley | Tulley |
U | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Ulery | Ullery |
Ullery | Ulery |
V | |
— Surname — | Variations |
VanWert | VanWort, VanWoert |
VanWort | VanWert, VanWoert, |
VanWoert | VanWert, VanWoert |
W | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Waddell | Waddle |
Waddle | Waddell |
Weary | Whery |
Whery | Weary |
Whitacre | Whitaker |
Whitaker | Whitacre |
Winter | Winters |
Winters | Winter |
Windle | Nindle |
Y | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Yoder | Yotter |
Yotter | Yoder |
Z | |
— Surname — | Variations |
Zerger | Zorger |
Zorger | Zerger |
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