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Bronson, Garrison, Grayson, Joplin
Does anyone know the origin and meaning of these surnames?thanks
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Bronson = From Branson (formerly Bronteston) in Staffordshire 'Brant's village'. Also presumably 'Brant/Brand's son' and possibly 'son of the brown(haired) man'
Garrison = 'son of Gerard' (medieval forms include Garrett)
Grayson = 'son of the grey (haired) man/son of the steward'
Joplin = from the double diminutive form of the personal name Job: Job-el-in (compare Lance-el-in, Llew-el-in); in medieval English apparently Joblin/Joplin came to mean 'sot, fool'.
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Those are Scottish names however I'll see what I can do as finding out the meaning of them.A. Novack
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