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Wing Surnames


When searching in computerised records, your ancestor may be listed under an alternative spelling of their surname. Below is a list of the alternative spellings (or morphs over time or mistranscriptions) I have seen used in Wing records, some obvious and some not-so-obvious.

Abbot - Abbott

Adams - Addams

Ashpool - Ashpole

Bayley - Bailey

Beckett - Becket

Bennett - Benett

Beilby - Bilby

Brandon - Brandom

Brasil - Braysel, Brazell

Brasington - Brasingdon, Breasenton, Brazington

Boarder - Border, Boader

Bolton - Boulton

Bone - Boan

Bonham - Bonnam, Boneham

Buckmaster - Buckmayster, Bukmayster, Bokmayster

Burrows - Burroughs, Burrow, Burhous

Caldcott - Caulkett, Corket, Cawcut, Cawcutt

Capp - Cappe

Chamberlain - Chamberlen, Chamberlayne

Chantrel - Chantrill

Clark - Clerk

Collier - Collyer, Colyer

Collins - Collings

Cotching - Cotchin, Scotching

Cripps - Crips

Curl - Curll, Curle

Cutler - Cuttler

Dewberry - Dewbry

Dimmock - Dimock, Dymock, Dimmack, Dymmock, Dimmake, Dimoke

Dollimore - Dollimer, Dolimer, Dollimere, Dolamore, Dollemore, Dolimore

Downs - Downes

Duncombe - Duncome

Faulkner - Faulknor, Faulkiner, Falkner, Falkener, Forkner, Faulconer

Flemings - Flemons

Fountaine - Fountain, Founten, Fonten

Gardner - Gardener, Gardiner

Hammerton - Hamilton, Hamerton

Hawkins - Hawkens

Heady - Headdy, Headdey, Headde

Hedges - Hedgess

Heley - Healey, Haley, Hailey, Heeley

Hickinbottom - Hinkingbottom

Hobbey - Hobby

Hobbs - Hobs

Hodgins - Hodgens

Holbey - Holbee

Honour - Honnor, Honor, Honer

Holyman - Hollyman, Holleyman, Oliman

Hounslow - Hownslow, Houndslow

Hughes - Hughs

Jeeves - Jeaves, Geeves, Jeevs

Jeffs - Juffs

Jennings - Jennins

Jolly - Joley

Jordan - Jorden

Lathwell - Lathall, Lathell, Lathewell, Sathwell

Lovell - Lovel, Lovewell

Lowings - Lowens, Lovings

Newens - Newins, Newns

Mallett - Mallet, Mallatt, Marlett, Mollott

Mayne - Maine, Main

Menard - Mainard

Mooring - Moorin, Morin

Mortimer - Mortimere, Mortimore

Munday - Monday

Nichols - Nickals, Nickolds

Pease - Peas

Percival - Percifull

Pollard - Pollerd, Powlard

Prentice - Prentis, Prentise

Pryor - Pryer

Radwell - Radwel, Raddal, Raddall, Reddall, Riddell, Ridal, Ridall, Riddall, Riddal, Roddle, Roddall, Rodwell

Randall - Randle, Randal, Randell, Rendle

Reynolds - Reynalds

Rickard - Rickards, Rickeet, Rickeard

Rutland - Rutley

Saunders - Sanders

Sayell - Sale, Saywell

Sear - Seare, Seear, Sere

Shackley - Shockley

Shepherd - Shepheard

Shirley - Shorley

Stainor - Stainer

Staples - Stapels

Stevens - Steevens

Symonds - Symons, Simonce, Simons, Simonds

Syratt - Syrett, Syrratt, Sirrett, Siriet, Sirriett, Syriet, Syrott

Tearle - Tearl

Templar - Templer

Thorne - Thorn

Thorpe - Thorp

Toffield - Tofiled

Tomes - Toms

Truman - Trueman

Tyrell - Tyrrell, Tirrel, Tyrrill

Vallentine - Valentine

Walduck - Waldock

Warr - War, Warre

Whipham - Whipum, Whippum, Whiphum, Wippem

Willison - Williason, Willson

Windmill - Winmill, Witmill

Windsor - Winsor

Woodruff - Woodruffe, Wooderruff, Wooderuff, Woodroff, Woodroffe

Woodwards - Woodward, Woodwords, Woodards

Woolhead - Wholhead

Worster - Wooster, Wostear, Woster, Worcester, Woorster