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Public university in Portsmouth, England
Portsmouth (UoP) is a public university in Portsmouth, England. Its institutional origins trace back to 1870 with the establishment of the Portsmouth
University_of_Portsmouth
Further education college in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth College was a sixth form college on Tangier Road, Baffins, in the city of Portsmouth, England. In 2021 the college merged with Highbury College
Portsmouth_College
City in Hampshire, England
Portsmouth (/ˈpɔːrtsməθ/ PORTS-məth) is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off
Portsmouth
Further education college in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
The City of Portsmouth College was formed in August 2021 from a merger between Highbury College and Portsmouth College, creating a new, combined educational
City_of_Portsmouth_College
Former independent school in Hampshire, England
Oxlade-Chamberlain and BBC newsreader George Alagiah. St John's College was founded in Southsea, Portsmouth in 1908 by the De La Salle brothers as an independent
St_John's_College,_Portsmouth
International College Portsmouth (or ICP) is the on-campus college of the University of Portsmouth in Portsmouth, UK. It is a member of Navitas. The college offers
International College Portsmouth
International_College_Portsmouth
City in New Hampshire, United States
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 21,956 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport and popular
Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire
General further education college in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Highbury College was a further education college in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, that merged with Portsmouth College to form City of Portsmouth College in
Highbury_College
British Labour politician (born 1981)
on 17 January 1981 in Portsmouth, Hampshire. He attended the comprehensive Priory School in Fratton and then Portsmouth College in Baffins. He then studied
Stephen Morgan (British politician)
Stephen_Morgan_(British_politician)
Portsmouth and attended also Portsmouth Northern Grammar School. He graduated in civil engineering from the Portsmouth College of Technology in 1966. Hertha
List of people from Portsmouth
List_of_people_from_Portsmouth
Casino in Virginia, United States
Casino Portsmouth is a casino located in the Hampton Roads city of Portsmouth, Virginia, adjacent to the Tidewater Community College - Portsmouth Campus
Rivers_Casino_Portsmouth
Independent city in Virginia, United States
Portsmouth (/ˈpɔːrtsməθ/ PORTS-məth) is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As
Portsmouth,_Virginia
Association of eleven sixth form colleges
College, Farnborough Havant College Itchen College Peter Symonds College Portsmouth College Queen Mary's College St Vincent College Taunton's College
Wessex Group of Sixth Form Colleges
Wessex_Group_of_Sixth_Form_Colleges
Military education facility in the UK (1733–1873)
naval academy to train officers for the Royal Navy. It was established in Portsmouth Dockyard in 1733. The founders' intentions were to provide an alternative
Royal_Naval_Academy
English singer-songwriter, YouTuber, and actress (born 1995)
attended Woking High School in Woking, Surrey followed by Portsmouth College in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Leadley began posting videos to her YouTube channel
Leadley
University technical college in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
UTC Portsmouth is a university technical college which opened in September 2017 in Portsmouth, England. UTC Portsmouth specialises in teaching STEM subjects
UTC_Portsmouth
Operating base in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB
HMNB_Portsmouth
Island off the southern coast of Hampshire, England
the Baffins neighbourhood which has a large pond and the grounds of Portsmouth College.[citation needed] Buckland is a central neighbourhood at the heart
Portsea_Island
Public college in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
Great Bay Community College (GBCC) is a public community college in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is part of the Community College System of New Hampshire
Great_Bay_Community_College
City in Ohio, United States
Portsmouth is a city in Scioto County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located in southern Ohio 41 miles (66 km) south of Chillicothe, it lies
Portsmouth,_Ohio
British politician
of Portsmouth, and his wife Lady Eveline Alicia Juliana Herbert, daughter of Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon. He was educated at Eton College and
Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth
Newton_Wallop,_6th_Earl_of_Portsmouth
Academy in Southsea, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth Southern Grammar School for Girls. The Southern Grammar School for Boys was on Eastern Road and went on to be part of Portsmouth College.
Priory_School,_Portsmouth
British actor
in the Portsmouth suburb of Paulsgrove, attending what was at the time City of Portsmouth Boys Comprehensive, later attending Portsmouth College. James
Raji_James
English actor (1940–1995)
a love for acting. He was educated in Churcher's College in Petersfield and later Portsmouth College of Technology. His father died in December 1956 when
Gary_Bond
Church in Hampshire, England
Canterbury, commonly known as Portsmouth Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral church in the centre of Old Portsmouth in Portsmouth, England. Since 1935 the
Portsmouth_Cathedral
High school in New Hampshire, United States
England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the State of New Hampshire, the school serves the communities of Portsmouth, Rye, Greenland, New
Portsmouth High School (New Hampshire)
Portsmouth_High_School_(New_Hampshire)
Catholic school in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, US
Portsmouth Abbey School is a coeducational Catholic, Benedictine boarding and day school for students in grades 9 to 12. Founded in 1926 by the English
Portsmouth_Abbey_School
Public college in South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USS
Tidewater Community College (TCC) is a public community college in South Hampton Roads, Virginia, with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and
Tidewater_Community_College
Neighbourhood in Ontario, Canada
Portsmouth Village is a formerly incorporated village in Ontario which was annexed to become a neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1952. The
Portsmouth,_Kingston
American-born Europe-based painter (born 1952)
and department leader at Portsmouth College of Art and Design from 1979 to 1990. He established a European annexe for the college in Barcelona in 1989 and
Mark_Harrington_(painter)
American football player (born 2002)
undrafted free agent in 2025. Griffith attended Portsmouth High School in New Hampshire and committed to play college football for the Harvard Crimson. His mother
Thor_Griffith
Highbury College, Cosham Portsmouth College, Baffins Madani Academy, Buckland Mayville High School, Southsea Portsmouth Grammar School, Old Portsmouth Portsmouth
List_of_schools_in_Portsmouth
Suburb of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
adjoining Tangier Field - a large open space between Baffins Pond and Portsmouth College at the eastern end of the field. Baffins Pond and Tangier Field is
Baffins
Academy, secondary school in Petersfield, Hampshire, England
"Youngsters get ready to dance as Rock Challenge returns to area". The News. Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Retrieved 25 April 2010. "School sweeps the Challenge
Petersfield_School
Catholic diocese in England
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Magni) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church that covers the historic counties of
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Portsmouth
Manages tourism at HM Naval Base Portsmouth
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, is an area of HM Naval Base Portsmouth which is open to the public; it contains several historic
Portsmouth_Historic_Dockyard
Further education college in Waterlooville, Hampshire, England
University of Portsmouth. In 2018 the A Level pass rate was 99%. At the time of the original merger in 2016 there were 1,200 students at Havant College and 4
Havant and South Downs College
Havant_and_South_Downs_College
American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator
his alma mater, Portsmouth High School, before moving to New Hampshire Technical Institute—now known as NHTI, Concord's Community College—in Concord, New
Jack_O'Leary
Voluntary-aided comprehensive school in Southampton, Hampshire, England
Southampton, Hampshire. The college became a mixed school in September 2013 and is operated under the auspices of the Diocese of Portsmouth. St George was founded
Saint_George_Catholic_College
Church of England ecclesiastical office
The archdeacons in the Diocese of Portsmouth are senior ecclesiastical officers in the Church of England in south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Archdeacons in the Diocese of Portsmouth
Archdeacons_in_the_Diocese_of_Portsmouth
Benedictine monastery in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States
Portsmouth Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Portsmouth, on Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States. As of 2025, the abbey
Portsmouth_Abbey
British scholar of Middle East Studies (1905–1969)
Persian studies, and Islamic studies. He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. His English translation of the Qur'an, The
Arthur_John_Arberry
British furniture designer
modern furniture, lighting, and sculptural works. Hilton attended Portsmouth College of Art and then Kingston Polytechnic graduating in 1979.[citation
Matthew_Hilton_(designer)
British wood engraver and printmaker
such as Malta and China. She studied sculpture and wood engraving at Portsmouth College of Art before embarking on a career within education. Wood engraving
Hilary_Paynter
certification: "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved October 6, 2019. "About Portsmouth Hospital". Portsmouth Hospital. Retrieved December 28
List of trauma centers in the United States
List_of_trauma_centers_in_the_United_States
English civil engineer
North London. He attended Portsmouth Northern Grammar School. He graduated in civil engineering from the Portsmouth College of Technology in 1966 and
John_Armitt
Further education college in Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, New England
Totton College is a further education college located in Totton, Hampshire, providing vocational courses and apprenticeships for 16–18-year-olds, and for
Totton_College
British politician (1928–2013)
economics at Portsmouth College of Technology. After a year as an exchange professor in California, he returned to what became Portsmouth Polytechnic,
Peter_Griffiths
Australian painter
the Isle of Wight. After Bembridge, Patch went on to study at the Portsmouth College of Art and the Royal West of England Academy. Unable to earn a degree
Pricasso
List of colleges
Plumpton College Plymouth College of Art and Design Portland College Portsmouth College Preston's College Priestley College Prior Pursglove College Prospects
List of further education colleges in England
List_of_further_education_colleges_in_England
County of England
Institute), Portsmouth to the University of Portsmouth, and Winchester to the University of Winchester (formerly known as University College Winchester;
Hampshire
British Peer (1825–1891)
at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he received a Master of Arts degree. In 1872 Lord Portsmouth donated to his alma mater, Trinity College, Cambridge
Isaac Newton Wallop, 5th Earl of Portsmouth
Isaac_Newton_Wallop,_5th_Earl_of_Portsmouth
Sixth form college in Gosport, Hampshire, England
with Portsmouth also allows students from that city to attend. In December 2023 there were around 700 students aged 16–18 studying at the college. The
St_Vincent_College
Academy in Lymington, Hampshire, England
was founded in 1957. Previously a community school and specialist arts college, in August 2011 the school converted to academy status. A 2008 Ofsted inspection
Priestlands_School
Group of English men recruited by the Islamic State
The Portsmouth jihadists are five Bangladeshi British men from Portsmouth, England who came to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Portsmouth_jihadists
following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. John Knowlton Bartlett (1816–1899), physician Edmund March
List of people from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
List_of_people_from_Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire
Churches in England
(primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The English port city of Portsmouth has a wide variety of places of worship representing many Christian denominations
List of places of worship in Portsmouth
List_of_places_of_worship_in_Portsmouth
Community comprehensive school in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
mixed all-through school for pupils ages 4 to 16 located in North End, Portsmouth. The original school building was built in 1932 to the designs of architect
Mayfield_School,_Portsmouth
English artist, writer, performer, singer and broadcaster (born 1960)
foundation course at Braintree College of Further Education from 1978 to 1979, followed by a BA in fine art at Portsmouth College of Art and Design (now the
Grayson_Perry
Railway line in London, United Kingdom
The Portsmouth line is a secondary main line originally built by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the London and South Western Railway
Portsmouth_line
College in Virginia, U.S.
Angelos Bible College is a Bible college in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. The college was founded by Dr. Allen R. McFarland senior pastor, Calvary
Angelos_Bible_College
Seaside resort in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles (2.8 km) to the south of Portsmouth's inner
Southsea
British entrepreneur (born 1977)
Midwife. Lowe was born in Portsmouth in August 1977, and attended St Edmund's Catholic School and Havant and South Downs College. While working as a taxi
Rachel_Lowe
English cricketer
Portsmouth in April 1866. He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, before matriculating on an open mathematics scholarship to Brasenose College,
Alfred_Wood_(cricketer)
British peer
Quentin Gerard Carew Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth, DL (born 25 July 1954), styled Viscount Lymington in 1984, is a British peer and current head of
Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth
Quentin_Wallop,_10th_Earl_of_Portsmouth
English Catholic bishop (born 1955)
eighth Bishop of Portsmouth since 2012. Egan was born in Altrincham, a suburb of Manchester. He was educated at St Ambrose College, an all boys' grammar
Philip_Egan
American football player (1937–2009)
professional football player who was a defensive back and halfback. He played college football for the Richmond Spiders, and played professionally in the American
David Ames (American football)
David_Ames_(American_football)
Minor league baseball team
The Portsmouth Cubs were a minor league baseball team based in Portsmouth, Virginia. From 1935 to 1955, Portsmouth teams played exclusively as members
Portsmouth_Cubs
English author and designer (1932–2024)
as an artist's model and used the income to train as a sculptor at Portsmouth College of Art and as a painter at Chelsea Polytechnic. Terence Conran ran
Shirley_Conran
Academy in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
technical college, second in the tier of the three school system (above secondary modern status and below Grammar). It was named the Portsmouth Technical
Trafalgar_School,_Portsmouth
Portsmouth is an island port city situated on Portsea Island in the county of Hampshire, England. Its history has been influenced by its association with
History_of_Portsmouth
English poet (1926–2011)
Roman Catholic schools, including St John's College, Portsmouth, Prior Park College, before going to Portsmouth Grammar School. On call-up, he enlisted in
Christopher_Logue
British-born American artist and author (born 1947)
to make mono prints of her face and body since she was teaching at Portsmouth College of Art in 1973. By 1976 she had manifested a group of images using
Penny_Slinger
English Catholic Bishop (born 1936)
Hollis (born 17 November 1936, in Bristol) is the Bishop Emeritus of Portsmouth for the Roman Catholic Church. Crispian Hollis's parents were Christopher
Crispian_Hollis
English painter (1933–2023)
September 1933 in Portsmouth, England, where he would live for the rest of his life. From 1945 to 1949, he was educated at St. John's College, Southsea, followed
Garrick_Palmer
Public college in Concord, New Hampshire, US
programs in Manchester and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. However, neither of these institutions were accredited colleges. The college was created by legislation
NHTI – Concord's Community College
NHTI_–_Concord's_Community_College
Secondary school in England
but James Ward-Prowse's heart remains in Portsmouth". The News. Retrieved 7 November 2020. Homepage – Oaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Oaklands_Catholic_School
British actress
Dillon was born and brought up in Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was educated at Portsmouth High School and Havant College, graduated from Goldsmiths', University
Kirsty_Dillon
Private day school in Southsea, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth High School is a private day school for girls in Southsea, a district in the southern coastal city of Portsmouth, England. Founded by the Girls'
Portsmouth High School, Southsea
Portsmouth_High_School,_Southsea
County in Ohio, United States
Ohio. At the 2020 census, the population was 74,008. Its county seat is Portsmouth. The county was founded on March 24, 1804, from Adams County and is named
Scioto_County,_Ohio
English cricketer
Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul. He was educated in Portsmouth at St John's College. Prittipaul first played representative cricket for the Hampshire
Lawrence_Prittipaul
British architect
years at Douai Abbey School, moving onto the Portsmouth College of Art to study architecture. After Portsmouth, Michael moved to London and the Architectural
Michael_Blower
English soccer player (born 1998)
English professional football player who plays as a forward for Portsmouth. She played college soccer for Hofstra Pride. She has previously played for the
Lucy_Shepherd
Public university in London, England
University College London, which operates as UCL, is a public research university in London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University
University_College_London
U.S. Navy medical facility in Virginia
Center Portsmouth (NMCP), formerly Naval Hospital Portsmouth, and originally Norfolk Naval Hospital, is a United States Navy medical center in Portsmouth, Virginia
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Naval_Medical_Center_Portsmouth
Independent college in Epsom, Surrey
qualifications validated by the Trinity College London and the Ba (Hons) courses are validated by the University of Portsmouth. Key areas of study include singing
Laine_Theatre_Arts
British politician (1690–1762)
John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth (15 April 1690 – 22 November 1762), of Hurstbourne Park, near Whitchurch and Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire, known as John
John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth
John_Wallop,_1st_Earl_of_Portsmouth
American athlete and coach (1912–2013)
Ernest and Mabel Parker and grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth, Virginia, graduating with the class of
Ace_Parker
Type of secondary school in England
technical school". Portsmouth News. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2017. "UTC Portsmouth breaks ground and announces Principal". Portsmouth City Council
University_technical_college
Amateur basketball tournament
The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, (PIT), is the only postseason camp restricted to college basketball seniors. The tournament typically begins the
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
Portsmouth_Invitational_Tournament
Former performing arts competition
joint funding to support it. The first UK event took place in Portsmouth Guildhall in Portsmouth in 1996 and involved 11 schools and around 750 young people
UK_Rock_Challenge
English priest (born 1953)
priest and the most recent Dean of Portsmouth. Brindley was educated at Wednesfield Grammar School and at King's College London. After VSO in Lebanon he
David_Brindley
British politician and barrister
dominated the corporation of Portsmouth." He was the son of Sir John Carter (1741–1808), who served nine times as Mayor of Portsmouth, and his wife Dorothy Cuthbert
John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838)
John_Bonham-Carter_(1788–1838)
College in Newport, Isle of Wight, England
Isle of Wight with qualifications accredited by the University of Portsmouth. The college offers a broad curriculum to over 4,000 learners as the island's
Isle_of_Wight_College
American politician (1869–1952)
lawyer, author and Republican politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1894 and served as the 57th governor of New
John_H._Bartlett
Public university in London, England
College Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital – and a branch campus in Portsmouth run in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth. King's College London
King's_College_London
Historian and political scientist (1903–1994)
master's degree (1925–27). After finishing college, Salmon was appointed a teacher at Portsmouth College but could not continue for long. When her husband
Dorothy_Pickles
Private school in Saint Andrew, Guernsey
welcome". Blanchelande College. Retrieved 9 September 2019. "Blanchelande College". Directory. Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. Retrieved 9 September
Blanchelande_College
British broadcaster (born 1979)
Born in 1979, he went to Churcher's College and then Portsmouth Grammar School and later attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he dated Elizabeth
Rick_Edwards
Topics referred to by the same term
(New Hampshire) — Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth High School (Ohio) — Portsmouth, Ohio Portsmouth West High School — West Portsmouth, Ohio This disambiguation
Portsmouth_High_School
PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE
PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained. Compare Peavy.Edward Peavey is mentioned in the records of Portsmouth, NH, in 1691, as well as Abell, Nathaniel, Joseph, William, and Peter Peavey (probably his sons).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Devon, Dorset, Essex, Kent, and Warwickshire, so named from Old English lang, long ‘long’ + dūn ‘hill’.Samuel Langdon, Harvard College president in 1774–80, was born in Boston, MA, in 1723 but lived out his years in Hampton Falls, NH. Three of his children left descendants. His grandfather Philip (b. 1646) had came from Braunton in Devon, England, and was married in Andover, Essex Co., MA, in 1684, according to family historians.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English dove, Old English dÅ«fe ‘dove’ (or perhaps occasionally from the Old Norse cognate dúfa), applied as a nickname for a mild and gentle person or as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of doves. The Old English word was used as a personal name for either sex in the early Middle English period, and the surname at least in part derives from this use.Scottish : translation of Mac Calmáin (see Coleman 1).Scottish : variant of Duff.North German : nickname for a deaf or dull man, Middle Low German dÅf.David James Dove was born about 1696 in Portsmouth, England, where his father was a tailor. He arrived with his wife in Philadelphia in 1750 and in 1751 opened an academy for young ladies. He was the first person in PA who attempted to supply higher education for women.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : sometimes of English origin, but in County Kerry it is usually an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó DuinnÃn (see Dineen).English : patronymic from a variant of Dunn 2.Sir George Downing (1623–84), baronet, member of Parliament, and ambassador to the Netherlands in the time of both Cromwell and King Charles II, was the second graduate of the first class (1642) at Harvard College. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Emmanuel Downing of the Inner Temple and his second wife, Lucy Winthrop, sister of John Winthrop. The family emigrated to New England in 1638 and settled at Salem, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Winchelesuuorde, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Wincel meaning ‘child’ + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.Michael Wigglesworth (1631–1705), Puritan poet and preacher, was brought from Yorkshire to New England as a child in 1638. His first home was in Charlestown, MA; subsequently, he settled in New Haven, CT. From 1651 onward he was a fellow of Harvard College; in 1654 he was appointed minister at Malden, MA. His son and grandson, both named Edward were professors of divinity at Harvard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Hereweard, composed of the elements here ‘army’ + weard ‘guard’, which was borne by an 11th-century thane of Lincolnshire, leader of resistance to the advancing Normans. The Old Norse cognate Hervarðr was also common and, particularly in the Danelaw, it may in part lie behind the surname.Welsh : variant of Havard.John Harvard (1607–38), who gave his name to Harvard College, was the son of a London butcher. He inherited considerable property, and emigrated to MA in 1637. On his death he bequeathed half his estate and the whole of his library to the newly founded college at Cambridge, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Babb.James Babcock settled in Portsmouth, RI, in 1642.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : nickname for a red-haired person (see Gough).English (of Cornish and Breton origin) : occupational name from Cornish and Breton goff ‘smith’ (cognate with Gaelic gobha). The surname is common in East Anglia, where it is of Breton origin, introduced by followers of William the Conqueror.Irish : reduced form of McGoff.Edward Goffe was a farmer in Cambridge MA whose house was acquired by Harvard College some time before 1654 and used as a dormitory, known as Goffe’s College.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Holyoak.Edward Holyoke emigrated from England and settled in Lynn, MA, in 1638. His descendants include Rev. Edward Holyoke, president of Harvard College from 1737 to 1769, and other prominent educators.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mann 1 and 2.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó MainnÃn ‘descendant of MainnÃn’, probably an assimilated form of MainchÃn, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó MaingÃn and Anglicized as Mangan.Anstice Manning, widow of Richard Manning of Dartmouth, England, came to MA with her children in 1679. Her great-great-grandson Robert, born at Salem, MA, in 1784, was the uncle and protector of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Another early bearer of the relatively common British name was Jeffrey Manning, one of the earliest settlers in Piscataway township, Middlesex Co., NJ. His great-grandson James Manning (1738–91) was a founder and the first president of Rhode Island College (Brown University).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’. Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄ðhyll (from gem̄ð ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin.A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at a house on a hill, Middle English hill + hus.Scottish and northern Irish : habitational name from any of several minor places so called in Ayrshire.Rev. James Hillhouse, the first minister of Montville, CT, came to America from Co. Londonderry, Ireland, about 1720. His grandson James Hillhouse was a Federalist congressman from CT and treasurer of Yale College from 1782 to 1832.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Wick 2, or variant of the habitational name Wick, with genitive or plural -s. There has been much confusion between this name and Weeks.In 1638 Richard Wickes (also known as Richard Atwick), of Staines, Middlesex, England, died, leaving a bequest to “my son John Wickes now living in New England.†This John Wickes came from London, England, to Plymouth, MA, in 1635, and subsequently settled at Portsmouth, RI.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Wikke (see Wick 2).English : variant of Wick 1.It may also be an Americanization of Scandinavian Vik.This surname was brought to North America independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One of the earliest on record is Leonard Weeks, who emigrated from Somerset, England, to Portsmouth, NH, some time before 1656.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Diot, a pet form of the female personal name Dye. Reaney also suggests that this may also be an altered form of Thwaite (see Thwaites).Timothy Dwight (1752–1817), Congregational divine, author, and president of Yale College (1795–1817), was the dominant figure in the established order of CT. He was born in Northampton, MA, a descendant of John Dwight who came from Dedham, England, in 1635 and settled in Dedham, MA, and the grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the great theologian of American Puritanism.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places so named from Old English ēa ‘river’ or ēg ‘island’, ‘low-lying land’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Nathaneal Eaton, born in Coventry, England, in about 1609, came to MA in 1637 and was the first head of Harvard College, in 1638–39.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Midlands)
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Midlands) : topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a stretch of water or perhaps a moated house, from Middle English water ‘water’ + hous ‘house’.Richard Waterhouse, a tanner from Yorkshire, England, emigrated to Portsmouth, NH, in 1669.
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English : habitational name for someone from Dunster in Somerset, recorded in 1138 as Dunestore ‘craggy pinnacle (Old English torr) of a man named Dun(n)’.Henry Dunster emigrated to MA in 1640 from Bury, Lancashire, England, and was made the first president of Harvard College (1640–54) almost immediately upon arrival in MA.
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English : habitational name from any of various places so named. Those in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Warwickshire are named from an Old English wilig ‘willow’ + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’; one in Devon probably has Old English wīðig ‘willow’ as the first element, while one in Surrey has Old English wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’.English : variant spelling of Willy 2.English : Isaac Willey is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1640, and went on to be one of the founders of New London, CT. His descendent Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821–1914) was one of the founders of the College of California at Berkeley in 1860.
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Americanized form of any of the numerous Continental European surnames derived from Latin Cornelius (see Cornelius), for example French Corneille or German Kornel.Swedish
Americanized form of any of the numerous Continental European surnames derived from Latin Cornelius (see Cornelius), for example French Corneille or German Kornel.Swedish : Latinized form of Horn, meaning ‘horn’; probably a soldier’s name.English : reduced form of Cornwell or of Cornhill, a habitational name from a place in Northumberland named Cornhill, from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cron, cran ‘crane’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’; or from Cornhill in London, a medieval grain exchange, named with Old English corn ‘corn’, ‘grain’ + hyll ‘hill’, or from some other place elsewhere similarly named.Ezra Cornell (1807–74), the founder of Cornell University, was born of New England Quaker stock in Westchester Co., NY, a descendant of Thomas Cornell of Saffron Walden, Essex, England, who emigrated sometime before 1642, when he is recorded as being married in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI.
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