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THE FAULKNER NAME:
This surname FAULKNER was an official occupational name 'the falconer' the keeper of his lord of the manor's falcons. The name was brought into England in the wake of the Norman Invasion of 1066. The small villages of Europe, or royal and noble households, even large religious dwellings and monasteries, gave rise to many family names, which reflected the occupation or profession of the original bearer of the name. The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernard Burkes General Armory.
Ulster King of Arms in 1884. Following the Crusades in Europe in the 11th 12th and 13th centuries a need was felt for an additional name. This was recognized by those of gentle birth, who realised that it added prestige and practical advantage to their status. Early records of the name mention Faukonarii (without surname) who worked at Carnarvon Castle in 1282, earning 6d per day in the summer, and 5d in the winter. Richard le Faulconer was recorded in the year 1273 in County Huntingdonshire and William Falconer was documented during the reign of Edward III (1327- 1377).
Geoffrey Faulconer was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. In some cases this name
may have also been an occupational name for a man who worked the 16th century piece of artillery
named after the bird of prey. During the Middle Ages, when people were unable to read or write,
signs were needed for all visual identification. For several centuries city streets in Britain
were filled with signs of all kinds, public houses, tradesmen and even private householders found
them necessary. This was an age when there were no numbered houses, and an address was a
descriptive phrase that made use of a convenient landmark. At this time, coats of arms came into
being, for the practical reason that men went into battle heavily armed and were difficult to
recognise. It became the custom for them to adorn their helmets with distinctive crests, and to
paint their shields with animals and the like. Coats of arms accompanied the development of
surnames, becoming hereditary in the same way. The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernard
Burkes General Armory. Ulster King of Arms in 1884.
THE READ NAME: READ is a
surname of English origins,
its most likely derivation is from the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) term for the colour red. The
English town of Reading on the River Thames derives its name from a very early English tribal or
community group called the Readingas. The Readingas appear to have been named after a chieftain
called Reada, "The Red One," with the addition of the element -ingas meaning "the people of."
There is a settlement in Lancashire called Read, the name deriving from an Old English term
meaning roe[deer]-headland, this may also account for some Read surnames.
The earliest recorded use of the name is that of a Leofwine se Reade (Leofwine the Red) dating to
1016. However, this usage would have been as a descriptive by-name as inherited family surnames
had not yet become established. A Thomas Read is recorded in 1327; his use of the name Read would
have been as a heritable surname.
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