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Abbott, Abbet, Abbot
Adams, Adhams, Addums
Addy, Addey, Ade, Aide
Alden
Alexander
Allard
Allen
Alton
Amiss, Amas, Ames, Amess, Amic, Amies, Amis, Amyas, Amyes, Amys
Andrews, Andress
Annison, Anacin, Anison, Annason, Annesson, Annyson
Appleton, Apelton, Apleby, Appelton, Applegate
Archer
Arnop, Arnope
Artis, Artos
Ashby, Ash, Ashley
Ayres, Ayers
Auger
Bacon
Bailey, Baily, Baley, Bayley, Bayly
Baker, Bakin, Backe
Balls
Barber, Barbar, Barbor, Barbr
Barker, barkre
Barnard, Barned
Barnwell, Barnell
Barnes, Barne, Barns
Barrett, Baret, Barret
Barrow, Barry
Barton
Bartram, Battram, Battrum
Bately, Bateley
Bateman, Batman
Baxfield
Bayes, Bays
Bean, Beane
Beare, Bear, Bearaway, Beart
Beck
Beech, Beach
Bell, Bells
Belson, Bellson, Belsen, Belsin
Bennett, Bennet
Benns, Bend, Bends, Bennes, Bens
Bensley, Benceley, Bensle, Bensleing, Benslin, Bensling, Bensly, Benslyn
Besford
Bessey, Besea, Besey, Bessay, Bessy
Betts
Beverley, Beverly
Biggs, Bigges, Bigs
Bird, Birde
Bishop
Blackburn, Black, Blackbone, Blackborn, Blackborn, Blackbourn, Blacke
Bland, Blande
Blofield, Blofeild, Blofeld
Blogg
Blyth, Blythe, Bly
Bond, Bondby, Bonds, Bonn
Boult, Bolt
Boulton, Bolton
Bower, Bouar, Bouer, Bouere, Boughes, Bouis, Bour, Bowar, Bowers
Bowgen, Bowgin
Bowman
Boyce, Boice, Boies, Boise, Bouis, Boyes, Boys, Boyse
Brackenbury*
Bradfield
Brady, Bradey, Bradly
Brand
Branford, Brandford
Breeze, Brees, Breese
Brewster, Brester, Brewer, Brewester, Brister, Browster
Briggs
Brightman, Brighmer, Brightmer
Brooks, Broocks, Brook, Brooke, Brookes
Broom, Brome, Broome
Brown, Browen, Browene, Browne
Brunson, Brunnen, Brunning, Brunsen, Brunsunne
Bulley, Buller, Bully
Bullin, Bullen, Buller
Bullock, Bolloke, Bullocke, Bulloke
Bultitude
Bunn, Bun, Bunne, Bunns, Buns
Burgess, Burges, Burgesse, Burgiss
Burrows, Burroughs, Burroughis, Burrow
Burton
Bushell, Bushel
Butterfant, Butefant, Buttifant, Buttivant, Buttufant
Buxton, Buxston, Buxtin
Bygrave, Bygrove
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Cannell, Cannel, Cannold, Cannoll, Canwell
Cannon, Cannen, Canon
Carman
Carnes
Carpenter
Carr, Care, Carre
Carrier
Carter, Carther
Carver, Carvor, Caruer
Castel, Castell, Castil, Castill
Catchpole, Catch Pill, Catchpill, Catchpool
Cator, Caeter, Cater, Caters, Cather, Chater, Kater
Chaplin
Chapman, Chatman
Chase, Chace, Chasse
Cheney, Chaney, Chayney
Childs, Child
Chubbock
Church, Churche
Clarke, Clark, Clarkes, Clerk, Clerke
Claxton
Clipperton, Cliperton
Clowes, Clewes
Coates, Coats
Cobb, Cob, Cobbe, Cobe, Coob
Cocke, Cocks, Coks, Cox
Cockerill, Cockerel, Cockerell, Cockrel, Cockrell, Cockril, Cockrill
Collet, Collett
Colman
Coman, Choman, Coeman, Cooman, Corman
Conyard, Coniard, Conyarde, Conyer
Colby, Coleby
Cole, Coal
Collins, Colins, Collison, Collyns
Collyer, Collier
Cook, Coock, Coocke, Cooke
Cooper, Coopr, Copper
Cope, Coop
Copeman, Copman
Coppin, Coppen, Copping
Cordy
Cory
Cossey, Cossy
Crane, Crayne
Creak, Creake, Creakes, Creek, Creeke
Creasey, Creasy, Crece, Crecy, Cresey, Cresie, Cressye, Cresy
Crisp
Cross, Crosman, Crosse, Crosskeys, Crossman
Croswell, Crosell, Crossell, Crosel, Crosskill
Crow, Crowe
Cudden
Cubitt, Cubit
Cullinder, Cullender, Cullonder
Culling, Cully, Culley, Cullen
Curtis, Curstick, Cursticke, Curtes, Custanc, Custance, Custens, Custice, Custick, Custings, Custins, Custones
Dack
Dady, Daddy
Dane, Daines, Danes, Dany, Dayens, Dayes, Daynes, De Engaine
Daniels, Daniel, Daniells
Davey, Dauie, Daves, Davie, Davies, Davis, Davy, Davye
Davison, Daverson, Davidson
Dawkins, Daukins, Dawkin, Dawkyn, Dawkyne, Daws
Dawson
Day
Dean, Deane
Deary
Death, De’ath
Deingayne, De Engaine, Deengain, Deengaine, Deengannary, Deengayne, Deengaynes, Deenginary, Deengunery, Deingaine, Deingham, Dengayan, Dengayne, Denggins, Dengyen, Dingen, Dingenary, Dinging, Dingingary, Dingnary, Dungin
Denew
Denny, Denney, Dennis, Dennison, Dennye, Dennys
Derry
Dingle
Dix, Dixe, Dixey
Dixon, Dickson, Dicksonn, Dixen, Dixion, Dixson, Doxon
Dove, Dover
Dow, Dowe
Downing, Dowsing, Downhill, Down, Dowens
Drake, Draike
Drye, Dry
Duck, Duckar, Ducke, Ducker, Ducket, Duckett
Dunham
Dunt
Durrant, Dorant, Dorrant, Dourant, Dourrant, Durant
Dyble, Dibal, Dibald, Diball, Dibel, Dibell, Dible, Dibll, Dibol, Dibold, Dibul, Dybal, Dybald, Dyball, Dybel, Dybell, Dybll, Dybol, Dybold, Dyboll
Dye, Dy, Dyer
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Earl, Earle, Earles
Eade, Ede, Edis
Easter, Easterby, Eastgate, Easto, Eastoe, Eastow, Eastwick, Easty, Ester, Esther, Esthers, Esticke, Esto
Ebbs
Edmonds, Edmond, Edmunds
Edwards, Edward
Eldridge, Eldreg, Edrick, Eldrig
Elliot, Ellet, Elliott, Ellit
Ellis, Elliss, Elliston
Elston, Elsden, Elsdon, Ellson, Elson
Emmerson
Empson, Emson
English, England, Englishe, Yinglish, Ynglish, Ynglyshe
Ennes, Enes, Ennys, Innes
Everett, Everet, Everitt
Everson
Fabb, Fab
Fairchild, Fairechilde, ffarechild
Fairweather, Fairwether
Farman, Fairman, Fearman, Ferman
Faulkner, Falconer, Falkner, ffalconer
Ferrence, Fearance, Ferrans, fferannce, fference, fferrance, fforrance, ffurrence
Ferrier, Feryor
fframmingham, fframlingham
Filby, ffilbie, ffylbye, Filbye
Firman, Firmin
Fish, Fisher
Flaxman
Flegg
Flint
Flowerdew, Flowerday , Flowerdy
Ford, Forder
Fowler
Francis, Francisse
Frosdick, Frosdicke, Frosdike, Frosdyck, Frosdyke, Frosticke, Frostike
Fuller, ffuler, ffuller
Futter
Gage
Gallant
Galleway, Gallaway, Galloway
Gamble
Gardiner, Gardener
Garnham, Garnom
Garrard, Garad, Garet, Garood, Garrat, Garred, Garret, Garrett, Garrod
Gaze
Gedge
George, Geog, Goarge, Gorge
Gibbs, Gib, Gibs, Gybbs
Gilbert, Gylbert
Gill
Gislam, Gislea, Gislem, Gisslam
Glasspoole, Glaspoole
Goatson
Goffin, Goffen, Goffine, Goffing
Golder, Golden, Golders, Goldor, Goulden, Goulder, Gouldon
Gooch
Goodens, Goodenes, Gooding, Goodings
Goodwin, Goodwens, Goodwins, Goodwyn
Goose, Gooss, Gosling, Gostling
Gorble, Gorball, Gorbel, Gorbell, Gorbold, Gorboll
Goss
Goshard, Gossard, Gostling, Goszard
Gotts, Gotterson
Gowen, Gowan, Gower, Gowing, Gown
Grapes
Graver
Green, Grean, Greene, Gren, Grene
Greenacre
Greensides, Greenside, Greensize, Greensizer, Greensizes
Gray, Grey
Grice, Grese, Grise, Grix, Grixe
Grimes, Grime, Grymes
Grimmer
Gunton
Gymer, Gimer
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Hales, Hailes, Hails, Haines, Hains, Hale
Halfnight, Halfknight
Hall, Halls
Hallock
Hannant
Harbord, Harbard, Harbert, Harboard, Horbord
Hardingham, Hardengam, Hardengame, Hardingam, Hardingame
Harker
Harman, Harmen, Harmer
Harper, Harpley
Harrison, Harrinson, Harryson
Harriss, Harras, Harris
Harvey, Harvy, Hervey
Hastings, Hastins
Haw, Hawe, Hawes
Hayden, Haydon, Hayends
Haylett, Hailet, Hailett, Haylet
Hayward, Hayeward, Hayward, Hayword
Hearn, Hearne, Hern, Hyron, Hyrn, Hyrnne
Henry, Henery, Hendry, Hennery
Herring, Herrington
Hewitt, Hewet, Hewett, Hewit, Hewitson
Hill
Hodds, Hods, Hodge, Hood, Hoode
Hollis
Holmes, Holms, Hombs, Home, Homes
Holt
Hood, Hodd, Hoode, Hoods
Horth, Hoth, Hothe
Hovell, Hovel, Hovil, Hovill
Howard, Harwood, Harewood, Haward
Howell, Howel
Howes, House, Houze, How, Hows
Howlett
Hubbard, Hubard, Hubbert, Hubert
Hudson
Huggins, Hugens, Huggens, Huggings, Huggon, Huggyn
Humphrey, Humfrey, Humfry, Humphreys, Humphry, Hunfrey
Hunn, Hun
Hunt
Huntingdon
Hutchins, Hutchings, Hutchinson
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Jary
Jay
Jealous
Jecks, Jeckes, Jex, Jexe, Jexs
Jefferies, Jeffery, Jeffreys, Jeffries
Jermy, Germany
Johnson, Johnsones, Johnsons, Jonhsons, Jonsons
Jones, Joanes, Joans, Jonis
Juby, Juba, Jubee
Julier
Keeler
Kemp, Kempe
Kendall, Kendal
Kerridge
Kerrison, Kerison, Kerrisson
Kettle, Ketle, Kettell, Kittille, Kittle
Key
Kidman
King, Kinge, Kingg, Kings
Kippen, Kippin, Kipping
Kirby
Kirk, Kirke, Kirkly, Kirkup
Kirkman, Kerkeman, Kirkeman, Kirkmer, Kirtmer, Kyrkman
Knights, Knight, Nights
Knowles, Knoll, Knolls, Knols, Noles, Nolls
Lacon
Lacey, Lacy
Lake
Lane
Larke, Lark
Larner
Larwood, Larwoode
Lawn, Lorn, Lorne
Lawrence, Lawrance
Laws, Lawes
Lawson, Larson
Leath, Leathe, Leather, Leathes, Leathes, Leathes, Leeth, Leethe, Leith
Leech, Leach
Leggett , Ledget, Ledghet, Legat, Legate, Leggat, Leggitt
Lemmon, Leaman, Lemaine, Lemman, Lemon
Lewis, Lewes, Lews
Liffin, Lifton, Liffine, Liffon, Liffen
Lilley, Lilly
Linford, Lindford
Lingay, Lingy
Lingwood, Linwood
Littleboy, Litelboy, litelboys, Litleboy, Littboy, Littelboy, Littl Booy, Littleboys
Littlewood, Littlwood
Lock, Locke
Lodge, Loeg, Loge
London, Londen, Lonnon
Lone, Lome
Long
Losse
Lowe, Low, Lowes
Lown, Lowen, Lowne, Lownes, Lowns
Lubbock, Lubock
Lucas
Lusher, Lushier
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Mace
Madwell, Madel, Maddel, Maddle
Maggs, Mages, Magges
Mallet, Mallet, Malliot, Malyet, Malyett
Mann, Man
Manning, Maning, Manninge
Manthorpe, Manthorp, Manthropp, Mantrope
Manship
Mapes
March
Markant, Markan, Markin
Marshall, Marshal
Marston, Marsom, Marson
Martin, Marten, Martens, Martins, Martyns
Mason
Massam, Marsam, Marsham, Masham, Massom, Massum
Mathews, Mathewe, Mathewes, Mathies, Matthewes, Matthews, Matthewson, Matthies
Mayes, May, Mayours, Mays, Maze
Mayhew
Meadows, Medows, Meddows, Meddowes, Mears
Mickleburgh, Michelborrow, Michelborrow, Michle-Borrow, Mickeborow, Mickelbrough, Mickelburrow, Mickleborough, Mickleburrow
Mileham, Milam
Miller, Millar
Mills, Mialm, Miall, Mialls, Miell, Miels, Miles, Milles, Millet, Millican, Myles
Mingay, Mingy
Minns, Munds, Munns
Mitchell, Mitchel, Mitchells, Mitchels
Moll, Mole, Moule
Money, Mony, Monyman
Monsey, Munser, Munsey
Moore, Moor, More
Mordew, Morday, Morde, Mordewe, Mordu, Mordue
Morris, Moris, Morison, Morrison, Morriss, Morrys
Morter, Mortamy, Morters
Mortimer
Munford, Mumford, Mundforth, Munforde, Munforth
Mutton
Myhill, Mihal, Mihall, Mihell, Mihil, Mihill, Myal, Myall, Myell, Myhall, Myhel, Myhil
Narburgh, Nalbrow, Nalburgh, Narborough, Narborow, Narbro, Narburge
Nash
Neave, Neeve, Neve
Nelson, Nelsen
Newall, Newale, Newel, Newell
Newby, Nuby
Newman
Newson
Newstead, Newsted
Newton
Nicholls, Nichils, Nicholds, Nichols, Nickols, Nicolls, Nicols
Nickerson, Nicholson, Nickeson, Nickseron, Nickson, Nicolson
Nobbs
Nockolds, Knockolds, Knocles, Noccles, Noccols, Nocholds, Nocholls, Nochols, Nockells, Nockels, Nockles, Nockls, Nockoles, Nockolls, Nockols, Nocols
Nolburgh, Nolboro, Nolborough, Nolborow, Nolborroe, Nolbroe, Nolbrowe, Nolburo, Norburge, Norburgh, Norburgh, Norbury
Norfor, Norfer, Norford
Norgate, Norgait, Norgaitt, Norgaitte, Norgat, Norgatt
Norton, Noughton
Nudd, Nud, Nudde
Nuthall, Nutall, Nuttell
Nutt, Nut, Nutte
Odell, Odel, Odle
Olley, Olly, Ottey
Osborn, Ausbon, Orseborn, Osborne, Osbourn, Osbourne
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Palgrave
Palmer, Parmer
Parke, Park
Parker, Parkre
Parr, Par, Parre
Patterson, Paterson
Payne, Pain, Paine, Payn
Pearce, Parson, Pearse, Pearson, Peason, Person
Peach
Peak, Peake
Penbrooke, Penbroke, Pembrook
Perry
Pestell, Pestal, Pestel, Pestil, Pestill, Pestle, Pestol, Pestol, Pistol
Pettingill, Petingale, Petingill, Pettengall, Pettengill, Pettingale, Pettingall, Pettinggell, Pettingle
Phillips, Phelups, Philips, Phillipes, Phillippes, Phillipson, Philups
Piggen, Pig, Pigeon, Pigg, Piggin, Piggins, Piggon
Pile, Pyle, Pyull
Pipes, Pipe
Pixton, Pickston, Pickstone, Picstone, Picstone, Pictson, Pixston, Pixstone, Pyxton
Plane
Playford, Playfor, Pleaford
Plummer
Pollard, Pollord
Popay
Pope, Poppy, Popy
Porter
Postle, Posel, Possell, Postell, Postill
Powles, Powel, Powell, Powells, Powels, Powle
Powley, Powly
Pratt, Prat
Proctor
Pulford, Pulfer
Pye, Pie, Pyle, Pyull
Pyecraft, Pyecroft
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Rackham
Randall, Ranall, Randal, Randals, Randel, Randell, Randle, Rendall
Ransome, Ransom
Raven, Ravens
Read, Rade, Reade, Reader, Rede, Reed, Reid
Reeve, Reefe, Reeves, Reif, Reve
Reynes, Rain, Rainer, Rainham, Raynam, Rayname, Rayner, raynum, Raynume, Raynumm, Reyname, Reyner, Reynome, Reynor
Reynolds, Ranall, Rannals, Reinolds, Reynols
Richards, Richardson, Richerson
Riches, Richaris, Richas, Richers, Riches, Richis, Rishes
Richmond, Richman, Rychman
Rising, Riseing
Rix, Rixe
Roberts, Roberson, Robertson
Robinson
Rogers, Rodgers
Rose, Ross
Rouse, Roose, Rouce, Rounce, Routh, Rowse
Rowe, Roe, Roo, Rooe, Rou, Roue, Row
Rudd
Rumbold, Rumbowl
Rump, Rumpe
Rush
Russell, Rusalls, Rusals, Rusels, Rusls, Russel, Russells, Russels
Rust
Ruthin, Ruthen, Ruthins, Ruthven
Rye, Ryley, Ryue
Sacker, Seckar, Secker
Sadler
Sales, Sale
Salmon, Salmons, Salomon, Sammons
Salter, Salters
Saunders, Sanders, Sandes, Sandris, Sandrs
Savoury, Savory
Scarlett, Scarlet
Scott, Scoot
Self, Selfe
Sewell, Sewal, Sewall, Sewells, Sewels, Soules, Sowel, Soweles, Sowells, Sowels, Sowles
Sexton
Shalders, Shalden, Shaldus
Sharman, Shereman, Sheerman, Sherman
Sharpe, Sharp
Sheales, Shales, Shales, Shall, Sheals, Shields, Shieles
Shearing, Shering
Shepherd, Shepard, Shepheard
Shingles, Shingle
Shivers, Shevers
Shore, Shawe, Short, Shorte, Shorten, Shortman
Shreeve, Shreave, Shreive, Shreve, Shrief, Shrieve, Shrive
Shrimpling, Shrimplin, Shrymplin, Shrymplyn
Simnett, Simnet
Sims, Simms, Syms
Skelton
Skinner
Skipper, Skipp
Skoyles, Skoiles
Skurry, Skerry, Skurrie, Skurrye
Slack, Slap, Slappe
Smith, Smeth, Smithe, Smyth, Smythe
Snelling, Snelgar, Snelgate, Sneling, Snell, Sneller, Snellinge
Snowly, Snowley, Snowling
Soulsby, Solesby
Southgate, Southgat
Spanton, Spantin
Spargo, Sparge, Sparger
Sparrow
Spatchet, Spatchett
Spendlove
Spooner
Spurgeon, Spurden, Spurgen
Squires, Square, Squarts
Stannard, Stanhow, Stanner, Stanwood, Stanrod
Stannow, Stanner, Stannoe, Stannowe
Stanton
Starkings, Starkin, Starking, Starkins
Starling
Steel, Stales, Steele, Steeles, Steels, Stele, Steles, Stell
Steggles, Stagg, Staggle, Stegg, Steggal, Steggle, Stygall
Steward, Stewart
Stimpson, Stimson
Stout
Strange, Strainge
Stringer
Sutfield, Sutfeld
Sutton, Suton
Swallow, Swallowe, Swllo, Swlo
Swanton, Swanson, Sweeten, Sweaton
Swash
Swayne, Swain, Swaine, Swathan, Swathes, Swaynes
Symonds, Simmonds, Simmons, Simonds, Simons, Symmonds, Symonds, Symons
Tanner, Tana
Taseborrow, Tasborow, Taseborow
Taylor, Tailer, Tailor, Tayler
Teasdell, Tasdell, Tazel, Teasdale, Teasdall, Teasdel, Teasel, Tesdale
Temple, Templar
Tennant
Thain
Thaxter, Thackester, Thaxton
Thirkettle, Thirtikell, Thirkle, Thirkill
Thirtle
Thompson, Thomson, Tompson, Tomson
Thornton
Thorpe, Thorp
Thurston
Tibbenham, Tibenham, Tibingham, Tibinham, Tibnam
Tilney, Tilsey, Tilsie, Tillyard
Tinby, Tenby, Timby, Tinbe, Tinbey, Tinbie, Tonbie, Tynbie, Tynby
Todd, Tod
Took, Tooke
Tooley, Tooly, Tuely, Toller, Tuly
Townsend, Towndsend, Townshen
Trett, Tret
Trivett
Trowse, Trose, Trouse, Tross
Tubby, Tubbey, Tuby
Tuck, Tucke, Tuckes
Tungate, Tongate
Turner, Turnor
Turrel, Tyrrell
Tyce, Tice, Tise
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Underwood
Utting, Unnten, Utten, Uttins, Utton
Wacey, Wace, Wacy, Wasey, Wasse
Wade, Waid
Waite, Wates, Whaites
Walker
Wall, Waller, Walls
Walpole
Ward, Warde, Word, Words
Warner
Warnes, Wornes, Warns
Warrent, Warran, Warrant, Warren, Warringer
Waters, Warters, Water
Waterton
Watling
Watlow
Watson
Watts, Wates, Wats, Watse
Webster, Websdale, Websdall, Webstall
Wells, Welch, Welling, Welsh
Wenn, Wen, Whenn
West
Westgate, Wesgate, Wesgatt
Whitaker, Whitacre, Whiteacre
White, Wight
Whitehead, Whitead, Whiterd, Whiteread, Whitethread, Whitethred, Whitethrid, Whithread, Whitread
Wicks, Wickes, Wickinson, Wigg, Wigge, Wiggett, Wiggs, Wigott, Wix
Wilgress, Wilgrasse, Wilgres, Wilgresse, Wilgriss, Willgris
Wilkinson, Wilkenson, Wilkerson, Wilkin, Wilkins
Williams, Williamson
Willis, Willett, Willes, Willie, Willing, Willins, Willit
Wilson, Willson, Willssoun
Winn, Wincen, Wincop, Wincup, Winne, Winson, Wynn, Wynne
Winter, Winters
Wiseman
Witchingham
Womack
Woodhouse, Woodhews
Woodrow
Woods, Wood, Woodes, Woodis
Woolsey, Woollsey
Woolston, Woolstone
Worship
Worsted, Wodstead
Worts, Woorts
Wright, Wrighte, Wrightt, Wrigt, Writ, Write
Yallop, Yallup
Youngs, Young, Youngman
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