Last Name NANFANSummary/Contribute |
| Meaning | Local: Of Nanfan. A Cornish family of some distinction, which produced, among other worthies, John Nanfan, the first patron of Cardinal Wolsey, who had been his chaplain. The name is evidently local, probably from Nanfan in the parish of Cury. Similar to other Cornish names as Nancarroe, Nankivell, Nanjulian, Nankervis, Pennant, etc. The root is Celtic, 'nant,' a valley. | |
| Origin | English, Irish |
Russian middle namesAs with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first... |
Longest last namesThe 2000 USA census contains more than 150,000 surnames. The longest surnames contain 15 characters each. There are 23 names like that. There could be more of those last names in reality. Firstly because it has been 10+ years since the survey and we could have gotten... |
Scottish surnamesScottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century. Just like English and other last n... |
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