People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1893 — ORIGIN OF NAMES. [ARTICLE]

ORIGIN OF NAMES.

Early History of borne of the Penoiia I Nomenclature of To-Day. Johnson, Jones, Jenkins, Jennings, ' Jacks. Jackson, Littlejohn, Micklejohn, : Joynes, and many others are the sons j of plain John. Srong, Long, Short, Biggs, Little. Lowe, Small, Slight, Fatt, Stout, Young, Light and Heavy were all given in nicknames. White, Black, B own. Gray, Green, Reed, and Red, Rudde and a few more originated in peculiarities of dress and complexion. Clark was the village penman and the father of a long line who spell their one name in many ways. Sanders, Saunders, Sanderson, are variations of Alexander, a favorite name in Scotland. Crook, Crump, Cramp and Crimp are butchanges rung on an old nickname for a cripple. Pattens were overshoes, the Pattons, Patons, Patteners, Burners and Putnams. Bark, Barker and Barley show the importance of tan bark in early English times. Calvert was once a calf herd; so also were the Culverds, Coverts and Calvards. Miller, Milman, Mills,Milner and Milward all have the same derivation. Stot was formerly a herd, hence the Stottards and Stoddards. Payne, Paine and the like are contractions of Pagan. Croker and Crocker had fathers who made earthware. Chandler was once a candlemakcr.