Cricket

Q & A Squeeze - 3

Q 1.  What are the Principal Surnames linked to ICC Global Development  Framework?

 

A 1. Glenwright - Recorded in the North East of England from the 16th century, but rarely elsewhere, this is a locational surname. It would seem to originate from a now "lost" medieval village which may have been in the Scottish borders. Some three thousand British Isles surnames are believed to originate from now lost villages, so whilst unusual, such events are not unique. British Origin. 

 

Hobbs - The Hobbs family name is linked to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from the son of Robert. There is a local in Norfolk, England called Hobbies. One source claims the family was first established in Somerset, England. British Origin. 

 

Davies -    Recorded in the spellings of Davis, Davies, Davie, and several others, this is an English patronymic surname, although much Wales is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. The majority of people living in Wales are British citizens.

 

Clark - This long-established surname is of Anglo-Saxon,  and is from a medieval occupational name for a scribe or secretary, or for a member of a minor religious order. A British origin surname. 

 

Brian - . It is claimed that the Irish name was "borrowed" by the Vikings, who introduced it to North West England before the Norman Conquest. What is certain is that the name is first recorded in England in the 1086 Domesday  book of Essex and displayed as British origin. 

 

Speight - Found in a number of different spellings including Spieght, Spight, Spaight, and Speight, this  surname was originally recorded only in Yorkshire, county of Northern England. British Origin. 

 

Stafford - This is an English locational surname of great antiquity and early nobility. It is considered that most nameholders do derive from the county town of Staffordshire recorded as "Stadford" in the Domesday Book of 1086. This translates as "the landing-stage by the ford", from the Old English pre 7th Century "Staef" and "forda", a shallow crossing place. The twin villages of East and West Stafford in Dorset have also provided some name holders. It is purely a British Origin Surname. 

 

Featherstone -  Recorded in a variety of spellings including Fetherston, Fetherstone, Featherstone, and reputed to be the longest single surname spelling in England, Fetherstonhaugh and Featherstonhaugh, this is a pre medieval locational surname. In every case the place name and hence the surname, derives from the pre 7th century Olde English 'feberstan', a word which describes an ancient grave or cromlech, consisting of three upright stones and a headstone. The place name is first recorded in Staffordshire in the year 996 a.d. as 'Fetherestanhalg', and as 'Fetherstane' in the Domesday Book for Yorkshire in 1086, but perhaps surprisingly, not until 1204 in Northumberland, when it is recorded as 'Fethererestanhalg'. A British origin surname. 

 

Vallipuram - Originated from a village in Vadamarachchi near Point Pedro in Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Famous for ancient Vishnu temple. South Asian origin. 

 

Damodar - A South Asian origin Sanskrit family name also considered one of names of Lord Krishna, a Hindu God and 367th name of Vishnu from Vishnusahasranama. 

 

Khwaja -  Persian word meaning Lord or Master, used in family name in Middile East and surname in South Asia, is also linked ethnically to Kashmir and Bengal.