Gwrgeneu

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Ray Gurganus

Gwrgeneu

Legg inn av Ray Gurganus » 16 okt 2007 04:26:50

Does anyone know of any people named GWRGENEU, GWRGAN, or any other
variations, in Wales in the later 1200's through the 1400's? The latest I
have been able to find are in the early 1200's.

I'm trying to see if there's any connection with this name and my GURGANY or
GURGANUS surname which first appears in England in the 1500's. If there is
a connection, it would seem logical that there would be more cases, rather
than it reappearing after 300 years.

Thanks
Ray, http://www.gurganus.org/ourfamily

Chris Pitt Lewis

Re: Gwrgeneu

Legg inn av Chris Pitt Lewis » 27 okt 2007 22:28:09

In message <_bWQi.897$H92.469@trnddc07>, Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org>
writes
Does anyone know of any people named GWRGENEU, GWRGAN, or any other
variations, in Wales in the later 1200's through the 1400's? The latest I
have been able to find are in the early 1200's.

I'm trying to see if there's any connection with this name and my GURGANY or
GURGANUS surname which first appears in England in the 1500's. If there is
a connection, it would seem logical that there would be more cases, rather
than it reappearing after 300 years.

Thanks
Ray, http://www.gurganus.org/ourfamily


T J Morgan and Prys Morgan, Welsh Surnames (University of Wales Press

1985), quote examples of both Gwrgan and Gwrgenau in the 14th century -
too many to copy here - and a Rhirid ap Gwrgan (apparently) in 1586 in
Oswestry. It treats them as different names. Gwrgan seems to be much
commoner, and gives rise to the fairly common surname WORGAN in
Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. In general, I think
one would expect Gwrgenau to give rise to a surname beginning with W -
presumably something like Worgany - rather than with G.
--
Chris Pitt Lewis

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