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in that small-scale local fracking may have been performed at these wells, for example for wellbore cleaning, but no high volume hydraulic fracking (HVHF)
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Fracturing bedrock by pressurized liquid
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Fracking in the United States began in 1949. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), by 2013 at least two million oil and gas wells in the US had
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Transport in the United Kingdom is facilitated by road, rail, air and water networks. Some aspects of transport are a devolved matter, with each of the countries
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The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 69.5 million in 2025. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density
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Country in Northwestern Europe
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off
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The United Kingdom has a highly developed social market economy. In 2026, the United Kingdom is the fifth-largest national economy in the world measured
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the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressed concern that fracking might contaminate groundwater. With the growth of fracking in
Environmental impact of fracking in the United States
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United Kingdom tax codes
In the United Kingdom, taxation may involve payments to at least three different levels of government: central government (HM Revenue and Customs), devolved
Taxation in the United Kingdom
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Some of the films with the largest ever box office profits have been made in the United Kingdom, including Harry Potter and James Bond, the fourth and
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the September 2022 mini-budget and a disorganised vote in the House of Commons over a parliamentary motion to ban fracking, ultimately resulting in the
October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
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Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses 69% of the country's land area, employs around 446,000 people and contributes 0.6% of its gross value added (£15
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British anti-fracking campaign
unconventional gas extraction. Frack Off began with a campaign against the use of hydraulic fracturing, colloquially known as fracking for shale gas extraction
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Members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Parliament, and other British devolved bodies, as well as members of the non-elected
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the Greens, the SNP, and Labour all supported a ban on fracking in the United Kingdom, whilst the Conservatives proposed approving fracking on a case-by-case
2019 United Kingdom general election
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Currency of the United Kingdom
code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its dependent territories and formerly of the Kingdom of England. The pound is the base unit
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The automotive industry in the United Kingdom is now best known for premium and sports car marques including: Aston Martin, McLaren, Bentley, Rolls-Royce
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Tourism in the United Kingdom is a major industry and contributor to the UK economy, which is the world's ninth biggest tourist destination, with over
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in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments. The UK
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in the United Kingdom is regulated by the Gambling Commission on behalf of the government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) under the Gambling
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Fracking has become a contentious environmental and health issue with Tunisia and France banning the practice and a de facto moratorium in place in Quebec
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Ongoing cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom
In late 2021, the prices of many essential goods in the United Kingdom began increasing faster than household incomes, resulting in a fall in real incomes
United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
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Healthcare in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, with England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each having their own systems of publicly funded
Healthcare in the United Kingdom
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general election was held in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2017, two years after the previous general election in 2015; it was the first since 1992 to be
2017 United Kingdom general election
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The United Kingdom, being in the British Isles, is ideal for tree growth, thanks to its mild winters, plentiful rainfall, fertile soil and hill-sheltered
Forestry in the United Kingdom
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different types of mass media in the United Kingdom: television, radio, newspapers, magazines and websites. The United Kingdom is known for its large music
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production in Canada was on a decrease since about 2004 but this changed with the increased production from these formations using fracking. Fracking is one
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health. Water and air pollution are the biggest risks to human health from fracking. Research has determined that fracking negatively affects human health
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The oil and gas industry plays a central role in the economy of the United Kingdom. Oil and gas account for more than three-quarters of the UK's total
Oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a
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United Kingdom total primary energy consumption by fuel in 2024 (million tonnes of oil equivalent) Gas 37.1 (29.0%) Oil 58.2 (45.5%) Electricity 23.4 (18
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The term "United States", when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including
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Poverty in the United Kingdom is the condition experienced by the portion of the population of the United Kingdom that lacks adequate financial resources
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The Great Depression in the United Kingdom also known as the Great Slump, was a period of national economic downturn in the 1930s, which had its origins
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Banking in the United Kingdom encompasses a system of banks and bank-like financial institutions that provide financial services to consumers and businesses
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The United Kingdom is among the world's most popular destinations for international students, regularly placing within the top four countries for hosting
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Overview of the mining industry in the UK
Mining in the United Kingdom produces a wide variety of fossil fuels, metals, and industrial minerals due to its complex geology. In 2013, there were
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by the United Kingdom. (For non-renewable resources of the United Kingdom see: Coal mining in the United Kingdom, Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom
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Pensions in the United Kingdom are organised around three pillars: a contributory State Pension that provides a baseline income, private pensions delivered
Pensions in the United Kingdom
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The dairy industry in the United Kingdom is the industry of dairy farming that takes place in the UK. In Europe, UK milk production is third after France
Dairy industry in the United Kingdom
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The history of taxation in the United Kingdom includes the history of all collections by governments under law, in money or in kind, including collections
History of taxation in the United Kingdom
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transport in the United Kingdom covers the commercial carriage of passengers, freight, and mail by aircraft, both within the United Kingdom (UK) and between
Air transport in the United Kingdom
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The aerospace industry of the United Kingdom is the second-largest national aerospace industry in the world (after the United States) and the largest
Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom
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movements in the United Kingdom. Protest in the UK has concerned issues such as suffrage in the 19th and early 20th centuries, parliamentary reform from the Chartists
List of protests in the United Kingdom
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Fracking materials
added to a fracking fluid which may vary in composition depending on the type of fracturing used, and can be gel, foam or slickwater-based. In addition
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in the United Kingdom Taxation in the United Kingdom Pension provision in the United Kingdom United Kingdom labour law Universal basic income in the United
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energy in the United Kingdom refers to energy from renewable sources used for electricity generation, heat and transport in the United Kingdom. In 2024
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In the United Kingdom, trade unions emerged in the early 19th century, but faced punitive laws that sharply limited their activities. They began political
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Telecommunications in the United Kingdom have evolved from the early days of the telegraph to modern fibre broadband and high-speed 5G networks. Telegraph
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Sector of the economy of the United Kingdom
The financial services industry in the United Kingdom comprises banks, building societies, insurers, asset managers and other firms that provide payment
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The construction industry is one of the major industry sectors in the economy of the United Kingdom, contributing about 6% of UK gross value added (GVA)
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The History of trade unions in the United Kingdom covers British trade union organisation, activity, ideas, politics, and impact, from the early 19th century
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The steel industry in the United Kingdom is a major sector of the British economy. In 2023, the United Kingdom was the world's 26th largest producer of
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technology in the United Kingdom has a long history, producing many important figures and developments in the field. Major theorists from the United Kingdom of
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Events from the decade 2020s in the United Kingdom. Less than two months after the 2019 general election, cases of COVID-19 had reached the UK, and Boris
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Unemployment in the United Kingdom is measured by the Office for National Statistics. As of July 2025, the U.K. unemployment rate was 4.7%, up from 3.8% in February
Unemployment in the United Kingdom
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the fracking activities, given their timing. On 28 April 2019, the commissioner for "fracking" has resigned, saying that development of fracking (in Lancashire
Shale gas in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 2015 in the United Kingdom. Monarch – Elizabeth II Prime Minister – David Cameron (Coalition until 8 May; Conservative starting 8
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British politician (born 1966)
by 2050 regardless of the economic cost. They have argued for fracking in the United Kingdom to be resumed and cast doubt on the viability and desirability
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took place in the Pittsburgh area, although the setting is upstate New York. Fossil fuels Fracking in the United States Natural gas in the United States Petroleum
Shale gas in the United States
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Political party in the United Kingdom
The UK Independence Party (UKIP /ˈjuːkɪp/ YOO-kip) is a far-right Christian nationalist political party in the United Kingdom. Originally gaining prominence
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High-speed rail in the United Kingdom is provided on five upgraded railway lines running at top speeds of 125 mph (200 km/h) and one purpose-built high-speed
High-speed rail in the United Kingdom
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depressions) that have affected the economy of the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. In the United Kingdom a recession is generally defined
List of recessions in the United Kingdom
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fracturing, becoming the second state in the United States to issue such a ban after Vermont. Regulation of fracking presupposes that 'fracking' is defined a
Regulation_of_fracking
British current and historic coinage
tender in the mainland United Kingdom. The current decimal coins consist of: one penny and two pence in copper-plated steel five pence and ten pence in nickel-plated
Coins_of_the_pound_sterling
British drilling and fracking company
by the fracking operation. On 26 August 2019 fracking was halted again because of a 2.9 magnitude earthquake. In 2022 analysis showed that fracking at
Cuadrilla_Resources
Second election of Donald Trump
held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator JD Vance defeated the Democratic
2024 United States presidential election
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The following is a list of the exports of the United Kingdom. The UK exports to 160 nations. The UK is the fifth largest exporter. Data is for 2019, in
List of exports of the United Kingdom
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The economic history of the United Kingdom relates the economic development in the British state from the absorption of Wales into the Kingdom of England
Economic history of the United Kingdom
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The modern environmental direct action movement in the United Kingdom started in 1991 with the formation of the first UK "Earth First!" group[citation
Environmental direct action in the United Kingdom
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Insurance in the United Kingdom is a major part of the country's financial services industry, providing life, general and health insurance, as well as
Insurance in the United Kingdom
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2015 UK local government election
change hands in this way in the 2015 elections, and this unique result has been variously attributed to public dissatisfaction with fracking in the area, local
2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election
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Homelessness in the United Kingdom Gazumping Green belt (United Kingdom) Housing in the United Kingdom Great Recession Help to Buy List of entities involved in 2007–2008
Affordability of housing in the United Kingdom
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The differences between additives for fracking in different countries are the type of chemicals used (hazardous, non-hazardous), the disclosure of chemicals
List of additives used for fracking
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The United Kingdom, where the Industrial Revolution began in the late 18th century, has a long history of manufacturing, which contributed to Britain's
Manufacturing in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 2016 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the UK's vote to leave the European Union and the subsequent political fallout
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The chemical industry in the United Kingdom is one of the UK's main manufacturing industries. At one time, the UK's chemical industry was a world leader
Chemical industry in the United Kingdom
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Neolithic chambered long barrow in Kent, England
carried out there in the early 2010s by The Warrior's Call, a group seeking to prevent fracking in the United Kingdom by invoking "the traditional spirits
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UK government budget
"manhandled" into voting with the government during a parliamentary vote on banning fracking in the UK, uncertainty about whether or not the vote was a vote of confidence
September 2022 United Kingdom mini-budget
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A list of events relating to politics and government in the United Kingdom during 2025. 2 January – Former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg announces
2025 in United Kingdom politics and government
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United Kingdom financial services regulator
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is a United Kingdom financial services regulatory body, formed as one of the successors to the Financial Services
Prudential Regulation Authority (United Kingdom)
Prudential_Regulation_Authority_(United_Kingdom)
Winter of 1978–79 in the United Kingdom
The Winter of Discontent was the period between late September 1978 and February 1979 in the United Kingdom characterised by widespread strikes by private
Winter_of_Discontent
2013 American film
the process of hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking. FrackNation looks at the process of fracking for natural gas and seeks to address the concerns
FrackNation
British land and property
of the economy of the United Kingdom, and regulated according to Scottish and English land law. The real estate market in the United Kingdom is the largest
Real estate in the United Kingdom
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American businessman and politician (born 1965)
Berkeley, and at MIT. In 1992, Wright founded Pinnacle Technologies, a company involved in commercial shale gas production through fracking and served as its
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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in the United States. With the dominant political story of the year being the 2024 presidential election
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jurisdictions in the United Kingdom, including city, county, and borough councils. Bills to declare a climate emergency have also been introduced in several
Climate emergency declarations in the United Kingdom
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detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Key to languages: Bry:
List of elements in place names in the British Isles
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opportunities" and significantly help with UK energy self-sufficiency. Fracking in the area is required to achieve these objectives, which has been opposed
Hampshire
The pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom directly employs around 73,000 people and in 2007 contributed £8.4 billion to the UK's GDP and invested
Pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom
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Law of public services and business regulation in the UK
Water Resources Act 1991 Albrecht, E.; Schneemann, D. (2014). "Fracking in the United Kingdom: Regulatory Challenges between Resource Mobilisation and Environmental
British_enterprise_law
British and American musician (born 1975)
fracking industry." On August 30, 2012, Lennon unveiled "Artists Against Fracking", a campaign aimed at preventing the expansion of fracking in the United
Sean_Lennon
Events from the year 2018 in the United Kingdom. Monarch – Elizabeth II Prime Minister – Theresa May (Conservative) 2 January – Rail passengers face their
2018_in_the_United_Kingdom
Committee of the Bank of England that decides the United Kingdom's official interest rate
official interest rate in the United Kingdom (the Bank of England Base Rate). It is also responsible for directing other aspects of the government's monetary
Monetary Policy Committee (United Kingdom)
Monetary_Policy_Committee_(United_Kingdom)
Ministerial department of the UK Government
HM Treasury, the Treasury or HMT) is the Government of the United Kingdom’s economic and finance ministry, managing the United Kingdom's public spending
HM_Treasury
Legal order to restrict publication
agreement between two parties. In the state of Pennsylvania in 2011, a lifetime gag order on the discussion of fracking was agreed to by a family as part
Gag_order
British financial regulator
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom. It operates independently of the UK Government and is financed
Financial_Conduct_Authority
Sympathy strike to support miners' negotiations
strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful
1926 United Kingdom general strike
1926_United_Kingdom_general_strike
Events from the year 2019 in the United Kingdom. Lack of agreement on how to proceed with withdrawing from the EU led to substantial political turmoil
2019_in_the_United_Kingdom
Central bank of the United Kingdom
The Bank of England (BoE) is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694
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French, German, Polish
Long
Surname or Lastname
English (widespread, especially in the southeast)
English (widespread, especially in the southeast) : from the genitive singular or nominative plural form of Old English halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’ (see Hale).Irish : when not of English origin, this may be a variant of Healy or McHale.
Male
Croatian
, goodness.
Surname or Lastname
English (common especially in the Midlands)
English (common especially in the Midlands) : nickname for a trustworthy man, from Middle English trewe, trow ‘faithful’ + man ‘man’. This was apparently also used as a personal name during the Middle Ages, and some instances of the surname may derive from this use.Americanized form of any of the various Jewish surnames derived from German treu ‘true’, ‘faithful’, for example Treu(mann), Treiman; Getreuer; Getroir, Getrouer (from Yiddish getray, influenced by German treu); Treuherz (‘true heart’).
Surname or Lastname
English (common in the Midlands)
English (common in the Midlands) : from Middle English cope ‘cloak’, ‘cape’ (from Old English cÄp reinforced by the Old Norse cognate kápa), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cloaks or capes, or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. Compare Cape.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, UNITY means "oneness, unity."
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic LÃadan, LÃADÃIN means "grey lady."
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English (common in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders)
English (common in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders) : Middle English nickname for someone who was strong in the arm.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Labhradha Tréan ‘strong O’Lavery’ or Mac Thréinfhir, literally ‘son of the strong man’, both from Ulster.This is a very common surname in North America. It was brought to PA, NJ, and NH in the early 18th century by several different families of northern Irish and northern English Protestants. One such was James Armstrong, who emigrated from Fermanagh to Cumberland Co., PA, in 1745; another was John Armstrong (1720–95), who settled in Carlisle, PA, in about 1748. The Cumberland Valley of PA early became the most concentrated area of Scotch-Irish immigration in America.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland)
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland) : habitational name from Hodnet in Shropshire, or any of various places called Hoddnant in Wales. The place names are from Welsh hawdd ‘pleasant’, ‘peaceful’ + nant ‘valley’, ‘stream’.
Surname or Lastname
English (very common in England, especially in the south Midlands, and in Wales) and German (especially northwestern Germany)
English (very common in England, especially in the south Midlands,
and in Wales) and German (especially northwestern Germany) : patronymic
from the personal name Adam. In the U.S. this form has absorbed
many patronymics and other derivatives of Adam in languages
other than English. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)This American family name was borne by two early presidents of the
United States, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams,
who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David,
Somerset, England. The younger of the two presidents, John Quincy
Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal
grandmother’s family name (see
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Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
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English (most common in the West Country)
English (most common in the West Country) : nickname from Middle English swete ‘sweet’, ‘pleasant’, ‘agreeable’. The Old English bynames Swēt(a) (masculine) and Swēte (feminine) derived from this word survived into the early Middle English period, and may also be sources of the surname.Translation of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Suess.In New England, a translation of French Ledoux.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (common in the Northern Isles)
Scottish (common in the Northern Isles) : patronymic from the personal name Magnus.English : patronymic from the Middle English nickname or byname Mann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : patronymic from Man 8.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly in the West Midlands)
English (chiefly in the West Midlands) : topographic name for someone who lived by an extensive (Middle English long) marsh or fen (Middle English more).
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
Female
English
English variant spelling of Latin Eunice, UNICE means "good victory."
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from Hacking in Lancashire, the name of which is of uncertain origin. Early forms appear with the definite article, and the name may represent an Old English term for a fish weir, a derivative of hæcc ‘hatch’, ‘low gate’, or haca ‘hook’.
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English
From the enclosure.
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