Smurfit

Smurfit
Recorded in several spellings as shown below, this is an English surname, although now recorded throughout the British Isles. It is of pre 8th century Scandinavian-Viking origins, and locational from one of the places called Smaithwaite in the counties of Cumberland, Northumberland and Lancashire. The derivation is from the Old Norse word "smar", meaning small, with "thveit", a meadow or land which is flooded in winter, or "thwet" whose meaning is "a clearing in woodland suitable for grazing". Many of the placenames with "thwait(e)" as a second element are late. Neither of the two Smallthwaites in Cumberland, being recorded before 1611, but probably identical in origin to the earlier Smaithwaites. The surname spellings include Smurthwaite, Smorthwaite, Smorfit, Smorthit, Smurfi, Smurfitt, and Smallthwaite. Examples showing the name development include Smirthwait (1562, Durham); Smaytwhat (1563, Cumberland); Smartwhat (1505, Durham); and Smorthwhat (1632, Lancashire). Recordings from church registers include: the marriage of Dorothy Smurthwaite and Richard Morgin in Gainford, County Durham, on October 21st 1604, and the first recorded spelling of Henry de Smethwayt. This was dated 1285, in the Assize Court Rolls of Lancashire, during the reign of King Edward 1st of England, and known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Smurfit Kappa Group — Rechtsform plc Gründung 2005 Sitz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation — Unternehmensform Corporation Gründung 1998 Unternehmenssitz Creve Coeur (Missouri) Unternehmensleitung Steven J. Kli …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Smurfit-Stone Container — Corporation Rechtsform Corporation Gründung 1998 Sitz Creve Coeur (Missouri) Leitung Steven J. Klinger (President des Managements und COO); Patrick J. Moore (Chairman des Board of Directors und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Smurfit Kappa Group — Тип Публичная компания Листинг на бирже ISE:SKG Год основания 193 …   Википедия

  • Smurfit-Stone Building — Localisation Coordonnées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Smurfit-Stone Container — Corporation (NASDAQ : SSCC) est une papetière américaine spécialisée dans la « fabrication de produits d emballage en papier et en carton et dans la récupération de fibre recyclée »[1]. Surtout présente en Amérique du Nord,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Smurfit-Stone Container — Financial Information 200720062005Total Revenue (US$M)7,4207,1576,812Smurfit Stone Container Corporation (nasdaq|SSCC) is a global paperboard and paper based packaging company based in Creve Coeur, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. It has… …   Wikipedia

  • Smurfit-Stone Building — Infobox Skyscraper building name=Smurfit Stone Building previous building= year built= surpassed by building= year highest= year end= plural= location=150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois status= groundbreaking= constructed=1983 est… …   Wikipedia

  • Smurfit Kappa Group — The Smurfit Kappa Group is Europe s leading corrugated packaging company, following the merger of Jefferson Smurfit Group and Kappa Packaging. This merger was finalized by the end of 2005. The group is owned by Madison Dearborn Partners, by… …   Wikipedia

  • Smurfit European Open — European Open Text zum Bild: Lee Westwood hat die European Open in den Jahren 1999 und 2000 gewonnen. Informationen Staat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Smurfit Kappa European Open — European Open Text zum Bild: Lee Westwood hat die European Open in den Jahren 1999 und 2000 gewonnen. Informationen Staat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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