Surrey Surnames

Do you have any of these in your tree?

BASHFORD

This Bassford variant is found all over England, but is most common in Surrey.

GUNNER

From the Old Norse names Gunvor and Gunnarr, Gunner is also a common occupational name in Surrey and London.

KILLICK

London (24 per cent) and Surrey (23 per cent) boast the highest concentration of Killicks in the 1891 census.

LONGHURST

This habitational name originates from various places, and essentially means a ‘long wooded hill’. It is most common in London and south-east England in general.

SKILTON

This is a variant of a habitational name thought to originate in the north of England, but 36 per cent of all of the Skiltons recorded in the 1891 census lived in Surrey.

SMITHERS

This patronymic is common around Guildford and Kingston upon Thames.

STRUDWICK

This name originates near the border between West Surrey and Sussex. There’s a one-name study at strudwicke.com.

TICKNER

This is a variant of Tichner, a topographic name for someone who lived at a crossroads or a fork in the road.