From where this surnames come?

Question

Lang?

Wagland?

Klein?

Ehrat?

Answer 1

UK answer.

I couldn't find anything for the surname Wagland, sorry.

Surname: Lang

Recorded in various spellings including Lang, Lange, Langer, Langer, Langhor, Lung, Lunge, and possibly others, this is a surname of early Scandanavian, Anglo-Saxon (Germanic), and Irish origins. It has a number of possible and quite distinct sources, each with its own meaning and derivation. In the Scandanavian and Anglo-Saxon it probably originated as a descriptive nickname for a tall person. If so the derivation is from the pre 7th century word "lang", meaning long or tall, or it may have been a residential name for a person who lived at a "langa". This was a long area of ground cultivated for agriculture. As an Irish surname it originated from the Gaelic surname O'Longain. This was composed of the elements O', meaning male descendant of, plus "Longain", a personal name which probably derived from "long", but meaning a ship, and so was perhaps a byname for a sailor. Early examples of the recordings include: Leofwine Lange, who was noted in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles of England in the year 1070, and Bernard Long, who appeared in the Feudal Documents for the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk in 1121. One of the earliest settlers in the New World was Henry Long, aged 21 yrs., who departed from the port of London aboard the "Hopewell", bound for the Barbados, in February 1634. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Aetheric thes Langa, of Northamptonshire, and dated 972 a.d. during the reign of King Edgar of England, 959 - 975. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surname: Klein

This is one of the most famous of all surnames of Germanic origins. It is a nickname, and is recorded in some fifty spellings ranging from Klein, Kleyn, and Cline, to De Cleyne, Kleinermann, and Klejna, and with many compounds such as Kleinbaum and Kleinhandler. However spelt the origination is pre 7th century a.d., and the derivation is from the words klein or kleyne meaning "small". In ancient times before the introduction of surnames in about the 12th century, nicknames, particulary those of endearment were very popular. In this case the word was probably applied to the youngest member of a family, although it could also have applied to one of small stature or even the reverse! Pre-medieval humour was both robust and personalised, so "Klein" may on occasion have been a nickname for a large person! The surname is one of the first ever recorded anywhere, and early examples taken from the authentic German charters and registers of the period, confirm its popularity. These include Walthem der Kleine of Kassel in the year 1209, Kounrad Claineman of Oberschwaben in 1283, Conrad Klainer of Friedingen in 1424, and Johan Klainhain of Konstanz in 1469. The first known recording of the surname anywhere in the world is probably that of Herolt der Kleine from Wurzburg, Germany, in the charters of that city for the year 1185. Surnames throughout the world have continued to "develop" over the centuries. This often leads to spellings far from their original form.

Surname: Ehrat

Recorded in many spellings including Herriot, Herriott, Heriot, Harriot, Herrett, Herratt, and the dialectal short forms of Erat, Ehrat, Errat, Errett, and others, this is an Anglo-Scottish surname. It has at least three possible origins. If Scottish it is locational from the lands of Heriot in the county of Midlothian, near to Edinburgh, the first recording probably being that of Lawrence de Herryhot in 1221. If English it can again be locational, but in this case from the village of Herriard in Hampshire, and recorded as Heriet in the pipe rolls of that county in 1167. The first recording of the surname is shortly afterwards, being that of German de Heriet, also in the pipe rolls of Hampshire in 1176. Thirdly the surname can be derived from the pre-medieval given name Henric, the later Henry, a Germanic personal name of the pre 7th century and composed of the elements "haim", meaning "home" and "ric" - power. Introduced into England by the Normans after the Invasion of 1066 and in the form Henri, it was the name of no less than eight English kings over four centuries. Early examples of church recordings in the diocese of Greater London included James Erat, at Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, on May 26th 1571, Robet Herit who married Jone Ingram at St Margarets Westminster, on September 28th 1578, Joyce Errett, who maried William Leake, at St Botolphs Bishopgate, on April11th 1699, and Kate Herrett who married George Jefferies at St Johns, Notting Hill Gate, on April 22nd 1867. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Answer 2

Lang - Irish

Wagland - German

Klein - Jewish

Ehrat - German