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American record label
Megaforce Records is an American independent record label founded in 1982 by Jon Zazula and his wife Marsha Zazula to release the first works of Metallica
Megaforce_Records
American crossover thrash band
material called Rise of the Infidels, released in August 2007 by Megaforce Records, "will finally be the last of S.O.D.", laying to rest rumors of another
Stormtroopers_of_Death
American guitarist and vocalist
Records) "Barbarian" (single) (2024, Megaforce Records) Others Karl Sanders – Saurian Meditation (2004, Relapse Records, featuring) Lecherous Nocturne – Adoration
Dallas_Toler-Wade
Fistful of Metal (1984) on the independent label Megaforce Records, Anthrax signed to major label Island Records. Singer Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello
Anthrax_discography
2026 studio album by Anthrax
and Belladonna claiming he had "maybe two or three more" songs left to record. Bello confirmed in July 2025 that the album was in the mixing stages, and
Cursum_Perficio
American guitarist (born 1963)
Loaf. Pearl's debut album was released on January 19, 2010, through Megaforce Records. Ian performed with Pearl on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on January 20, 2010
Scott_Ian
American heavy metal band
signed Metallica to his own label, Megaforce Records. In May 1983, Metallica traveled to Rochester, New York, to record its debut album, Metal Up Your Ass
Metallica
1984 studio album by Anthrax
the American heavy metal band Anthrax, released in January 1984 by Megaforce Records in the United States and Music for Nations internationally. This is
Fistful_of_Metal
American record label
start signing other [types of] bands.' Important Record Distributors; Megaforce Records; Combat Records (December 8, 1984). "advertisement". Billboard.
Combat_Records
1983 studio album by Metallica
independent label Megaforce Records. After forming in 1981, Metallica began by playing shows in local clubs in Los Angeles. They recorded several demos to
Kill_'Em_All
American drummer (born 1962)
Die December 1985 Megaforce Records Live at Budokan [Live] October 24, 1995 Megaforce Records Bigger than the Devil May 22, 1999 Nuclear Blast Records
Charlie_Benante
1984 studio album by Metallica
released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen
Ride_the_Lightning
American bassist (1962–1986)
'til Leather, managed to come into the hands of Jon Zazula, owner of Megaforce Records. The band relocated to Old Bridge, New Jersey, and quickly secured
Cliff_Burton
1983 instrumental by Metallica
'Em All, released on July 25, 1983 through the independent label Megaforce Records. The song is an instrumental electric bass solo written and performed
(Anesthesia)_–_Pulling_Teeth
demo caught the attention of Johny Zazula, who signed Metallica to Megaforce Records. The band released Kill 'Em All in 1983, and the following year they
Metallica_discography
1982 film by Hal Needham
Megaforce (or MegaForce) is a 1982 action film directed by former stuntman Hal Needham and written by James Whittaker, Albert S. Ruddy, Hal Needham, and
Megaforce
American rap rock group
later), and released the album, Evil Is... on January 16, 2001, on Megaforce Records. They have toured the US several times as well as Japan and the UK
Wolfpac
American rock band
Records after creative conflicts with the label during the production of the American Nights album. American Nights was released by Megaforce Records
Plain_White_T's
American music industry executive (1952–2022)
owner of New Jersey's Rock'n Roll Heaven record store and founder of record label Megaforce Records. Zazula's record store in East Brunswick, New Jersey made
Jon_Zazula
1987 studio album by Anthrax
band Anthrax. It was released on March 22, 1987, by Megaforce Records in the US and by Island Records in the rest of the world. The album is dedicated to
Among_the_Living
1989 EP by Anthrax
State of Euphoria sessions, it was released in August 1989 on Megaforce Records/Island Records. The EP includes the songs "Now It's Dark" (from State of Euphoria)
Penikufesin
American death metal band
The band's second album, Delirium Tremens, was released through Megaforce Records/MRI in 2017. Narcotic Wasteland's music has been described as combining
Narcotic_Wasteland
American musician (born 1964)
member of Anthrax with Scott Ian. Lilker was then playing rhythm guitar and recorded bass guitar and co-wrote on their first album, Fistful of Metal (1984)
Dan_Lilker
1988 studio album by Testament
never had to come up with music on the fly. [...] By the time we finally recorded the album, we neglected to look at our recording contract. We actually
The_New_Order_(album)
American punk band
enjoyed commercial success, Epic Records approached Dr. Know in 1992 and offered the band their first major-label record deal. The album Rise was released
Bad_Brains
American jam band
local musicians to congregate and work, culminating in the collaborations recorded in recording studio efforts known as the Planet Anthem sessions. Around
Disco_Biscuits
2006 studio album by Incantation
Lombard - bass Kyle Severn - drums Produced by Bill Korecky & Incantation Recorded & mixed by Bill Korecky at Mars Recording Compound Mastered by Alan Douches
Primordial_Domination
American rock band
Hits 25". Billboard. Vol. 134, no. 6. p. 74. "Distributed Artists". Megaforce Records. "Third Eye Blind". Rock On The Net. Retrieved April 23, 2014. "Third
Third_Eye_Blind
American vocalist
including Agnostic Front, for whom he also co-produced the 1997 Epitaph Records release Something's Gotta Give and roadie for Anthrax. "Psychos demo -
Billy_Milano
2013 EP by Anthrax
thrash metal band Anthrax. It was released on March 19, 2013 through Megaforce Records in North America, and three days later in Europe by Nuclear Blast
Anthems_(Anthrax_EP)
1990 studio album by Anthrax
band Anthrax. It was released on August 21, 1990, through Megaforce Worldwide/Island Records and was nominated in 1991 for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal
Persistence_of_Time
signing with Jon Zazula's new thrash metal label Megaforce Records later in the year, Anthrax recorded its debut album Fistful of Metal. Shortly after
List_of_Anthrax_members
American rock band
studio album, The Chair in the Doorway, on September 15, 2009, on Megaforce Records. The album sold approximately 2,800 copies in its first week and landed
Living_Colour
American radio personality (born 1964)
write reviews of records for school credit and soon found his passion in music. Around 1986, Trunk became an employee of Megaforce Records which had signed
Eddie_Trunk
Cuban-American musician (born 1958)
2005, Jourgensen established his own record label, 13th Planet Records, through which several Ministry records, among others, were released until the
Al_Jourgensen
Canadian speed metal band
debut album, Heavy Metal Maniac. Exciter signed a record deal with Jon Zazula's Megaforce Records the year after based on the promise of tour support
Exciter_(band)
Welsh rock band (1997–2013)
studio album, Weapons, was released through Epic Records on 30 March 2012, leaving their long-time record label Visible Noise. Supported by a subsequent
Lostprophets
1983 studio album by Manowar
album by American heavy metal band Manowar. Released in July 1983 by Megaforce Records and Music for Nations, it was the first to feature drummer Scott Columbus
Into_Glory_Ride
English heavy metal band
was made for the American market to take notice and New Jersey's Megaforce Records signed them, issuing their next recording in the States as All for
Raven_(British_band)
American thrash metal band
was initially signed to Megaforce, they were one of the early thrash metal bands to sign to a major label, Atlantic Records, through which the band's
Testament_(band)
American alternative rock duo
Authored by Michael Small, the review caught the attention of Bar/None Records, who signed them to a recording deal. From the 1980s until 1998, Dial-A-Song
They_Might_Be_Giants
1990 studio album by Testament
megalomania and warfare. Like Practice What You Preach, this album was recorded at Fantasy Studios, but also marked the band's first album to be produced
Souls_of_Black
2007 studio album by Bad Brains
American rock band Bad Brains. Released on June 26, 2007, through Megaforce Records, with distribution by Oscilloscope Laboratories, the album was produced
Build_a_Nation
1987 studio album by Testament
Billy auditioned for the spot and then performed a three track demo for Megaforce label owner Jon Zazula then officially joining the band. During the recording
The_Legacy_(album)
1993 EP by Testament
released in 1993. All tracks were recorded at the Hollywood Palladium, except for the last two; "Reign of Terror" was recorded during The New Order sessions
Return to the Apocalyptic City
Return_to_the_Apocalyptic_City
American thrash metal band
the album also caught the attention of several labels, including Megaforce Records (then-home to bands such as Testament, M.O.D., Anthrax, and Overkill)
Vio-lence
1985 studio album by Stormtroopers of Death
inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame. The album was re-released by Megaforce in August 1995 and a platinum edition of the album was released in February
Speak_English_or_Die
2016 studio album by Anthrax
Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante and Scott Ian Note: The Megaforce iTunes/download version of the album combines "Impaled" / "You Gotta Believe"
For_All_Kings
1992 studio album by Testament
Atlantic, whereas Testament's previous four albums were co-released by Megaforce Records. Produced by Tony Platt, the album marked a major stylistic shift
The_Ritual_(Testament_album)
American thrash metal band
album was released on July 7, 2017, and was M.O.D.'s first release on Megaforce Records since the 1995 compilation album Loved by Thousands, Hated by Millions
M.O.D.
1990 single by King's X
Faith Hope Love B-side "We Were Born to Be Loved" Released 1990 (1990) Recorded Rampart Studios, Houston Genre Hard rock Length 4:34 Label Atlantic Songwriters
It's_Love
German record label
there was a two-year collaboration with the New York-based label Megaforce Records, which was the first publisher of Metallica. Through this deal, Noise
Noise_Records
American thrash metal band
to a deal with Death Records, a subsidiary of Metal Blade Records, under which they released two albums. A third album was recorded as Angkor Wat, but due
Angkor_Wat_(band)
1983 studio album by Exciter
metal band Exciter, released through Shrapnel Records in 1983. The album was reissued by Megaforce Records in 2005. Heavy Metal Maniac was inducted into
Heavy_Metal_Maniac
1982 studio album by Venom
promoter and co-founder of Megaforce Records, ordered several boxes of Welcome to Hell from Neat Records to sell at his record stall in a shopping mall
Black_Metal_(Venom_album)
1988 studio album by Anthrax
metal band Anthrax. It was released on September 19, 1988, through Megaforce/Island Records. The album was the follow-up to the band's breakthrough album,
State_of_Euphoria
1991 studio album by Overkill
band Overkill, released on September 3, 1991, through Atlantic and Megaforce Records. It was the first Overkill album to feature the duo of guitarists
Horrorscope_(Overkill_album)
1988 studio album by King's X
the Silent Planet'". Kerrang!. No. 179. Racine, Marty (May 22, 1988). "Records". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 11. "King's X Chart History: Billboard 200"
Out of the Silent Planet (album)
Out_of_the_Silent_Planet_(album)
1987 studio album by Frehley's Comet
Frehley's Comet album was released on Jon Zazula's apparently unrelated Megaforce Records. "Into the Night" (filmed on location in San Francisco, California)
Frehley's_Comet_(album)
1983 studio album by Mercyful Fate
Fate effort to get an official release in the United States through Megaforce Records, as their self-titled EP was a highly sought after import, and the
Melissa_(Mercyful_Fate_album)
1990 studio album by King's X
Houston, Texas Genres Hard rock, progressive metal Length 61:52 Label Megaforce Producers Sam Taylor, King's X King's X chronology Gretchen Goes to Nebraska
Faith_Hope_Love
American bassist and singer (born 1950)
through Rat Pak Records. In May 2014, Pinnick's side project Grinder Blues with the Bihlman Brothers signed a deal with Megaforce Records and announced
Doug_Pinnick
2009 remix album by Revolting Cocks
released on September 29, 2009, by the Revolting Cocks on 13th Planet Records. All of the original songs can be found on the band's previous album, Sex-O
Sex-O_MiXXX-O
2017 studio album by Brendon Small
band Dethklok. The album was released on August 25, 2017, through Megaforce Records. The album features Dethklok members Gene Hoglan and Bryan Beller
Brendon Small's Galaktikon II: Become the Storm
Brendon_Small's_Galaktikon_II:_Become_the_Storm
American thrash metal band
owner of Megaforce Records, a prominent independent heavy metal record label at the time. Megaforce signed Overkill to a multi-album record contract and
Overkill_(band)
1989 studio album by King's X
Goes to Nebraska while speaking to MTV, saying "That was one of the only records of the so-called new bands that I really liked for quite a while. Heavy
Gretchen_Goes_to_Nebraska
American alternative and grunge rock band
full-length LP titled Nudeswirl in 1989. In 1992, they signed to Megaforce Records and released their second self-titled album the following year. They
Nudeswirl
Indonesian rock band
to record their first English-language album, Anthem for the Broken-Hearted. Blues Saraceno was chosen to be the producer of the album. They recorded and
Slank
American multinational music recording company
Vision Records Foundation Media Megaforce Records Metal Blade Records Rimas Entertainment Robbins Entertainment Shrapnel Records Third Man Records Thirty
Sony_Music
and vocals. The trio's debut self-titled album was released through Megaforce Records on October 14, 2014, and was described as "a shot of adrenaline to
Grinder_Blues
1985 studio album by Overkill
thrash metal band Overkill, released on October 15, 1985 through Megaforce Records. The final track, "Sonic Reducer", is a cover of a 1977 song by punk
Feel the Fire (Overkill album)
Feel_the_Fire_(Overkill_album)
2015 studio album by Plain White T's
studio album by American rock band Plain White T's. It was released by Megaforce Records on March 31, 2015. The album spawned only one single: "Pause". American
American_Nights
2009 studio album by Revolting Cocks
by the Revolting Cocks, released on March 3, 2009, through 13th Planet Records. The song "Wizard of Sextown" is featured in the 2008 horror film Saw V
Sex-O_Olympic-O
1990 studio album by Vio-lence
via Megaforce Records. The original print (20,000) contained the song "Torture Tactics" but all copies were destroyed because of Atlantic Records' objection
Oppressing_the_Masses
2010 studio album by Pearl
album of American rock singer Pearl Aday, released in January 2010 on Megaforce Records. The album deviates from the style of Pearl's father Meat Loaf's operatic
Little_Immaculate_White_Fox
1985 EP by Anthrax
American heavy metal band Anthrax, released in February 1985 through Megaforce Records. The band produced it with Carl Canedy and Jon Zazula, who is also
Armed_and_Dangerous_(EP)
1987 studio album by Overkill
metal band Overkill, released in March 1987 through Atlantic and Megaforce Records. The album is Overkill's last to feature drummer Rat Skates, who left
Taking_Over_(Overkill_album)
1998 compilation album by Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley Released January 20, 1998 Recorded 1987–1997 Genre Hard rock Length 58:29 Label Megaforce Records Producers John Regan, Ace Frehley Ace Frehley
Loaded_Deck
2012 studio album by Bad Brains
American rock band Bad Brains, released on November 20, 2012, through Megaforce Records. The album is dedicated to Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, a longtime
Into_the_Future
1985 studio album by Exciter
released through Music for Nations in 1985 and re-released through Megaforce Records in March 2005 with the EP Feel the Knife. This was the last Exciter
Long_Live_the_Loud
American musician (born 1972)
Attention Deficit Domination (a doom-rock record), were released under his label Hank3 Records through Megaforce Records, and featured guest appearances by Tom
Hank_Williams_III
2011 studio album by Anthrax
However, Slipknot's record label, Roadrunner Records, prevented him from working further, as they were expecting Slipknot to record a new album, All Hope
Worship_Music_(album)
1989 studio album by Overkill
band Overkill, released on October 13, 1989, through Atlantic and Megaforce Records. It is the last Overkill album to feature guitarist Bobby Gustafson
The_Years_of_Decay
1987 extended play by Overkill
You" (originally by The Subhumans), the EP also featured 5 live tracks recorded at Phantasy Theater in Cleveland, Ohio. Long out of print, the EP is now
Fuck_You_(EP)
1989 studio album by Testament
thrash metal band Testament, released on August 8, 1989 via Atlantic/Megaforce. Propelled by the singles "Greenhouse Effect", "The Ballad" and the title
Practice_What_You_Preach
American heavy metal band
New Jersey record store owner Jon Zazula, to whom they had given their demo tapes to critique. Zazula's new record label Megaforce Records had recently
Anthrax_(American_band)
2013 EP / EPs by Skid Row
chapters were released on April 16, 2013, and August 5, 2014, by Megaforce Records and were Skid Row's final recordings with singer Johnny Solinger.
United_World_Rebellion
1992 live album by Stormtroopers of Death
Stormtroopers of Death Released 1992 Recorded March 21, 1992 Venue The Ritz Genre Crossover thrash Length 50:45 Label Megaforce Producer Alex Perialas Stormtroopers
Live at Budokan (Stormtroopers of Death album)
Live_at_Budokan_(Stormtroopers_of_Death_album)
1984 single by Metallica
released as a promotional single in 1984, through a phosphorescent green LP record. Credits adapted from Ride The Lightning liner notes James Hetfield – rhythm
Fade to Black (Metallica song)
Fade_to_Black_(Metallica_song)
American rock band (1993–2004)
2003, the band released the self-titled Wellwater Conspiracy through Megaforce Records. David Fricke of Rolling Stone said Wellwater Conspiracy "upgrade
Wellwater_Conspiracy
American heavy metal band
recording a new album. In December 2005, Mushroomhead signed with Megaforce Records, ensuring the new album's availability nationally and internationally
Mushroomhead
1988 studio album by Frehley's Comet
music videos. Both singles failed to chart. UK-based company Rock Candy Records reissued this album on CD in 2013. Frehley's Comet Ace Frehley – guitars
Second_Sighting
2006 studio album by Mushroomhead
heavy metal band Mushroomhead. It is their first release through Megaforce Records. This is the first Mushroomhead recording to not feature original
Savior_Sorrow
2007 compilation album by Danzig
2010. Donnelly, Justin. "Danzig - The Lost Tracks Of Danzig (Evilive Records)". Blistering. Retrieved February 21, 2016. Popoff, Martin (February 1
The_Lost_Tracks_of_Danzig
1984 single by Metallica
10, 2020. Metallica (1984). Ride the Lightning (CD liner notes). Megaforce Records. Grow, Kory (July 28, 2014). "Fighting Fire With Fire: Metallica Look
Creeping_Death
American bass guitarist
(which Ellefson also produced), in conjunction with Megaforce Records in North America, and Cargo Records in Europe. The EP was released October 30 in North
David_Ellefson
American bassist
that same year and later released their debut album Get It Out via Megaforce Records in 2019. The group has a hard rock sound with Bello providing vocals
Frank_Bello
American rock band
several independent releases. After signing to both Atlantic and Megaforce Records in 1987, they broke into the mainstream with their first six albums
King's_X
1987 live album by Testament
Testament. It was released in 1987 via Megaforce Records for Europe in 1987 and the US in 1990. It was recorded at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in Eindhoven
Live_at_Eindhoven
1984 single by Metallica
Fire' STATUE NEXT WEEK". 21 July 2022. Kill 'Em All liner notes. Megaforce Records. 1983. "Metallica – Jump in the Fire". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March
Jump_in_the_Fire
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Old English wudurofe (a compound of wudu ‘wood’ with a second element of unknown origin). The leaves of the plant have a sweet smell and the surname may also have been a nickname for one who used it as a perfume, or perhaps an ironical nickname for a malodorous person.Two English families brought the name Woodruff to the American colonies: those of Matthew Woodruff and of John and Ann Woodruffe. The latter migrated to Lynn, MA, from Kent, and moved to Southampton, Long Island, NY, before 1640. John and Ann’s many descendants were established in NJ, NC, and SC by 1790. The city of Woodruff, SC, is named for this family. The name is variously spelled Woodrove, Woodroffe, Woodruffe, Woodrough, and Woodruff in colonial records.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a Latinist, a clerk or keeper of Latin records, from Middle English Latyn, Latin. Compare Latimer.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Breton or Cornish origin)
English (of Breton or Cornish origin) : from a Celtic personal name, Old Breton Iudicael, composed of elements meaning ‘lord’ + ‘generous’, ‘bountiful’, which was borne by a 7th-century saint, a king of Brittany who abdicated and spent the last part of his life in a monastery. Forms of this name are found in medieval records not only in Devon and Cornwall, where they are of native origin, but also in East Anglia and even Yorkshire, whither they were imported by Bretons after the Norman Conquest.
Surname or Lastname
English (Bedfordshire)
English (Bedfordshire) : habitational name from an unidentified place. In Tudor records, the surname is generally spelled Logsden or Loggesden. It may be a variant of Loxton, name of a place in Somerset, or possibly an irregularly altered form of Roxton, name of a place in Bedfordshire (see Ruxton).A William Logsden is recorded in Somerset Co., MD, tax rolls in the late 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Kirkley in Northumberland, found in early records as Crekellawe. The element Crekel is from Celtic crÅ«g ‘hill’ + Old English hyll ‘hill’, to which the tautologous addition (Old English hlÄ â€˜hill’, ‘mound’) was later made. There is also a Kirkley in Suffolk, named from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + Old English lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’, which may also have contributed to the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a habitational name from Clayhidon in Devon (recorded as Hidon, Hydon up to the end of the 15th century), which was originally named from Old English hīeg ‘hay’ + dūn ‘hill’, or from any of the places named Iden (see Iden), of which there are two examples in Kent and one in East Sussex. In medieval records these all occur with the spelling Hiden or Hyden.German : unexplained.Altered spelling of German Heiden.Dutch (van der Hyden) : topographic name for a moorland dweller (see Heide 2).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Hereweald, its Old Norse equivalent Haraldr, or the Continental form Herold introduced to Britain by the Normans. These all go back to a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari ‘army’ + wald ‘rule’, which is attested in Europe from an early date; the Roman historian Tacitus records a certain Cariovalda, chief of the Germanic tribe of the Batavi, as early as the 1st century ad.English : occupational name for a herald, Middle English herau(l)d (Old French herau(l)t, from a Germanic compound of the same elements as above, used as a common noun).German : from a personal name equivalent to 1.Irish : this name is of direct Norse origin (see 1), but is also occasionally a variant of Harrell and Hurrell.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. It could be a habitational name from Ditsworthy in Sheepstor, Devon (which is perhaps named from a Middle English personal name Durke ‘the dark one’ + Middle English worth(y) ‘enclosure’) or from some other, unidentified place. The surname is not found in current English records.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : of uncertain origin; most probably an altered form of Mowbray. It is also found as Maybury, which has the form of an English habitational name. There is a place near Woking in Surrey so called; however, this is not recorded until 1885 and is probably derived from the surname. In England this surname is found mainly in the West Midlands; it has also spread into Wales. In Ireland this form is common in Ulster; MacLysaght records that it was taken there from England in the 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southwestern England)
English (mainly southwestern England) : variant spelling of Hamm.French : habitational name from any of the various places in northern France (Ardennes, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, Moselle) named with the Germanic word ham ‘meadow in the bend of a river’, ‘water meadow’, ‘flood plain’.Dutch : variant of Hamme.Korean : there is only one Chinese character for the Ham surname. Some sources report that there are sixty different Ham clans, but only the KangnÅng Ham clan can be documented. Although some records have been lost and a few generations are unaccounted for, it is known that the founding ancestor of the Ham clan is Ham Kyu, a KoryÅ general who fought against the Mongol invaders in the thirteenth century. His ancestor, Ham HyÅk, was a Tang Chinese general who stayed in Korea after Tang China helped Shilla unify the peninsula during the seventh century. Another of Ham HyÅk’s ancestors, Ham Shin, accompanied Kim Chu-wÅn, the founding ancestor of the KangnÅng Kim family, to the KangnÅng area, and hence the Ham clan became the KangnÅng Ham clan. The first prominent ancestor from KangnÅng whose genealogy can be verified is Ham Kyu, the KoryÅ general. Accordingly, he is regarded as the KangnÅng Ham clan’s founding ancestor.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : habitational name from Madehurst in Sussex, which gets its name from Old English mǣd ‘meadow’ (see Mead 1) + hyrst ‘wooded hill’. This place name appears in 12th-century records in the Normanized form Medl(i)ers. The surname is found in Norfolk as early as the 13th century in the form de Medlers; the landowning family that bore it was in vassalage to the Earl of Surrey, who had large estates in both Sussex and Norfolk.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the feminine personal name Mirabel, equated in medieval records with Latin mirabilis ‘marvellous’, ‘wonderful’ (in the sense ‘extraordinary’).
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : possibly a variant spelling of Harvey or an old spelling of Scottish Hawey, which Black records as an Ayrshire variant of Howie.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Frodingham in Lincolnshire or North Frodingham in East Yorkshire, both named as ‘homestead (Old English hÄm) of FrÅd(a)’s people’. Medieval forms in Froth- are common, possibly as a result of Scandinavian influence. The surname is not found in current English records.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, possibly from Lipwood Hall or Farm in Northumberland, named from Old English hlēp ‘steep slope’ + wudu ‘wood’, or from a lost or unidentified place. The surname does not occur in current English records, although a bearer of the name Lepford is recorded in the census of 1881.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Loingsigh ‘descendant of Loingseach’, a personal name meaning ‘mariner’ (from long ‘ship’). This is now a common surname in Ireland but of different local origins, for example chieftain families in counties Antrim and Tipperary, while in Ulster and Connacht there were families called Ó Loingseacháin who later shortened their name to Ó Loingsigh and also Anglicized it as Lynch.Irish (Anglo-Norman) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Linseach, itself a Gaelicized form of Anglo-Norman French de Lench, the version found in old records. This seems to be a local name, but its origin is unknown. One family of bearers of this name was of Norman origin, but became one of the most important tribes of Galway.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a slope or hillside, Old English hlinc, or perhaps a habitational name from Lynch in Dorset or Somerset or Linch in Sussex, all named with this word.This name was brought independently from Ireland to North America by many bearers. Jonack Lynch emigrated from Ireland to SC shortly after the first settlement of that colony in 1670. His grandson Thomas Lynch, born in 1727 in Berkeley Co., SC, was a member of both Continental Congresses, and his great-grandson, also called Thomas Lynch, born 1749 in Winyaw, SC, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. The form De Lancey is also found in British records; it may well be a habitational name from Lancey in Isère, France.
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English
English : nickname for a person of a cheerful disposition, from Middle English, Old French joie, joye. In some cases it may derive from a personal name (normally borne by women) of this origin, which was in sporadic use during the Middle Ages.Thomas Joy (c. 1610–78), an architect and builder born probably in Hingham, Norfolk, England, appears in land records in Boston, MA, in 1636. He had a considerable influence on Boston architecture.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, possibly a variant of Litchfield. The surname is not found in current English records, but of the 52 bearers recorded in the 1881 British Census, 28 were born in Kent, suggesting that a different, unidentified source could be involved.
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