Fochs

Fochs
This is a surname which in its some forty national spellings from Fox, Foxe & Foxman (English & Irish), Foch, Fochs, Fuchs, Fuchsel, Voske, Vossgen and Voss (German), to Voss, De Vos & Focks (Dutch & Flemish) and Fucks, Fucksman and Fuxman (Askenasic) is recorded throughout Europe. The derivation is from the pre 7th century Olde English and German Fox or Fock, or the Irish Sionnaigh. All mean 'fox' and all were originally a personal name of great antiquity or a medieval complimentary nickname for a person admired for his speed and cunning, the attributes of the animal. Examples of early recordings taken from authentic rolls, registers and charters in different countries include: Daniel Fuhs, given as being a burger of Koln, Germany, in the year 1198, Hugo le Foxe, in the accounts of the Duchy of Cornwall for the year 1297, and Johannes Fox, "a smyth", noted in the 1379 Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire. In Ireland in the provinces of Connacht, Leinster and Ulster, the surname Fox is an anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "Mac a'tSionnaigh" meaning the son of the Fox. Sir Patrick Fox of Moyvore, County Westmeath, Ireland, was the state interpreter of Irish in 1568, whilst John Fox, aged 35 yrs., who embarked from London on the ship "Abigall" bound for New England in June 1635, was one of the first emigrants to the New World. Throughout the centuries surnames in every country have continued to "develop", often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Father of Lies — infobox Book | name = Father of Lies title orig = translator = author = Brian Evenson cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Four Walls Eight Windows release date = 1998 media type = Print… …   Wikipedia

  • Schlacht von Vittorio Veneto — Die Schlacht von Vittorio Veneto (oder “Dritte Piaveschlacht”) wurde vom 24. Oktober 1918 bis zum 3. bzw. 4. November 1918 in Nordostitalien ausgetragen. Sie führte zum Waffenstillstand von Villa Giusti bei Padua und zur Niederlage Österreich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Le Havre — French commune nomcommune=Le Havre| caption=View of the beach of Le Havre and a part of the rebuilt city x = 100 y = 51 time zone = CET (GMT +1) région=Haute Normandie département=Seine Maritime ( sous préfecture )| arrondissement=Le Havre canton …   Wikipedia

  • American Institute of Architecture Students — The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) is an international organization for college level students of architecture. It is the primary membership and advocacy organization for architecture students in the United States. It is… …   Wikipedia

  • Robson Arms — infobox television show name = Robson Arms bgcolour = #6DA7FF rating = 14+ caption = Robson Arms title screen format = Comedy runtime = 22 minutes creator = Gary Harvey Susin Nielsen developer = executive producer = Gary Harvey Susin Nielsen… …   Wikipedia

  • Каульбах — (von Kaulbach) семейство немец. художников. 1) Вильгельм К., один из значительнейших исторических живописцев новейшего времени, род. 15 октября 1805 г. в Арользене (в Вальдек), ум. 7 апр. 1874 г. в Мюнхен. Поступив в 1821 г. в ученики… …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

  • Ferdinand Foch — [fɔʃ] (* 2. Oktober 1851 in Tarbes im Département Hautes Pyrénées; † 20. März 1929 in Paris) war ein französischer Mar …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Friedrich Grimm (Rechtsanwalt) — Friedrich Wilhelm Johannes Grimm (* 17. Juni 1888 in Düsseldorf; † 16. Mai 1959 in Freiburg im Breisgau) war ein antisemitischer und nationalsozialistischer Politiker, Jurist und Publizist. Er bekämpfte den Friedensvertrag von Versailles,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Johannes Grimm — (* 17. Juni 1888 in Düsseldorf; † 16. Mai 1959 in Freiburg im Breisgau) war ein antisemitischer und nationalsozialistischer Politiker, Jurist und Publizist. Er bekämpfte den Friedensvertrag von Versailles, verteidigte Fememörder, unterstützte den …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gottfried Fuchs — (* 3. Mai 1889 in Karlsruhe; † 25. Februar 1972 in Montreal, Québec) war ein deutscher Fußballspieler. Leben und Wirken Fuchs spielte als Stürmer für den Karlsruher FV und wurde mit diesem 1910 Deu …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”