A third interpretation of the derivation of this surname comes from the Old English word ware which means wary or.

Surname meaning war. For other uses see Pullen disambiguation. There are several variants of Pullen including Pullin Pullins Pulleyn Pullan and Pullein the latter being the earliest recorded version 1166. English surname meaning sea war HAVERHILL.

The surname Warr may also refer to people who came from a place named Ware. Gabel It is the German word for fork It is an. The history of War originates from a unknown background.

The surname likely originated from the Middle High German word vunke meaning spark 47. Mor is probably from the Welsh word Mawr meaning great and cant is hundred with a secondary meaning of herd or throng Great throng with the suggestion of a battle throng seemed to have been a typical wishful name to. Some think that the name was brought by Flemish artisans who arrived in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Pullen is likely an occupational name arising from the Old French word poulain. It was introduced into Normandy by Norsemen where it was derived from the Old Norse word ver which meant a station or fishing station After the Norman Conquest the name was later derived from the Old English word wær or wer meaning a weir In both cases the name was a topographic name. Also possibly as a topographical surname from the word werd meaning marsh The Ward surname may also be of Irish origin from the Irish last name McWard and variations such as MacAward MacEvard MacEward and Macanward.

Surnames originated in places where highly concentrated populations meant that first names were not sufficient. As a surname it originated in the northeast of Scotland. Matthews 18871952 49th US.

Many names featuring the root words for hound or wolf signify warriors and warrior traits. Your surname is your last name your family name and gives you a sense of belonging to that group of people. Raven is associated with dark but does not mean dark.