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Names Places Photos Links Ager Barguss Bennett Colton Goodman Henson Illing Loveridge Meakins Miller Rainbow Reynolds Richardson Ridgway Smith	The following are the surnames which belong to my family and ancestors. I've tried to group them as they relate to each other on my maternal and paternal sides. Paternal Lines Henson - from Passenham, Deanshanger and Potterspury in Northants Colton - from Nash and Whaddon, Bucks Green - from Wicken, Bucks Matthews - Thornborough, Bucks Adkins - from Passenham, Bucks Atkins - from Passenham, Bucks Illing - from Nash, Bucks Ridgway - from Nash and Whaddon, Bucks Jolly - from Whaddon, Bucks Ager - from North Crawley, Bucks Miller - from Hanslope and Hartwell, Bucks Rainbow - from Hanslope, Bucks Cooke - from Hanslope, Bucks Arnold - from Courteenhall in Northants Fenn - from Harlestone in Northants Richardson - from North Crawley, Bucks Robinson - from North Crawley, Bucks Maternal Lines Meakins - from Stony Stratford, Bucks Barguss - from Clifton Hampden and Burcott in Oxon Pinnell - from Clifton Hampden in Oxon King - from Oldbury, Staffs/Worcs Green - from Wicken, Bucks Clack - from Whitehall, Taunton in Somerset Beckett - from Long Wittenham, Berks (now Oxon) Goodman - from Blunham, Potton and Everton, Beds Bennett - from Beachampton, Bucks Reynolds - from Beachampton, Bucks Barrett - from Thornton, Bucks Godfrey - from Beachampton, Bucks Diller - from Haversham, Bucks Smith - Travelling Romany Gypsies Loveridge - Travelling Romany Gypsies Woodward - from Northill, Beds Clarke - from Blunham, Beds		Surnames.. A surname is a hereditary family name borne by all members of a family descending through the male line. Hereditary surnames were first introduced to England by followers of William the Conqueror and were derived from the place-names of their Estates. By the middle of the 14th Century most of the population of England had a hereditary surname. Most surnames are derived from one of the following: 1. Place-names e.g De Montford 2. Location of abode e.g Wood 3. Occupations e.g Carter 4. Nicknames e.g Short 5. Relationship - derived from a relative, usually the father e.g Richardson.