Is it possible to have a last name like 'St. James' or 'St. John'???

Question

I've never actually heard of a last name with the 'st.' part, but I was randomly thinking about it, and I wondered if it could work????

Answer 1

Jill St John.  Ring a bell?

There are over 7000 St James entries in the British phone listings.

Answer 2

Not only could it work... but it has worked for most of the last millennia.  Other examples:

St. Kitts

St. Elmo

St. Christopher

St. Claire

St. Patrick

St. George

St. Ledger

St. Laurent

St. Michael

St. Peter

St. Andres

St. Amour

and so on.

Answer 3

There are a lot of people with the prefix St. as I listed for you in your previous question. It is often not  pronounced 'Saint'

when attached to a name, but more like 'Sin'- Sinjon

Sinjon  

First name origin & meaning:

French: Saint John

OR

Sinclair  

First name origin & meaning:

French: Saint Clair

Last name origins & meanings:

Scottish (of Norman origin): name of a powerful Scottish clan, originally a habitational name from Saint-Clair-sur-Elle in La Manche or Saint-Clair-l’Évêque in Calvados, so called from the dedication of their churches to St. Clarus

Answer 4

do you mean can you make one up? sure

Answer 5

yes, you can call yourself whatever you want

Answer 6

The Mormons have more genealogy records than anyone. When I wonder about a name they are the first web site I check.

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/f...

I tried "St John", got a whole lot of people with "John" in their surname, went back and checked "Use exact spelling". There are lots. Here are 10 for your amusement and edification.

1. Abraham ST JOHN - Ancestral File

Gender: M Birth/Christening: < 1734 <, Prince Ed, Virginia>



2. Ada C. ST JOHN - Ancestral File

Gender: F Birth/Christening: Abt 1848 Of, Oh



3. Albert ST JOHN - Ancestral File

Gender: M Birth/Christening: Jul 1846 Butteville, Warren Co., , Oh



4. Aletha ST JOHN - Ancestral File

Gender: F Birth/Christening: 1863 <, Greene, Ohio>



5. Amelia ST JOHN - Ancestral File

Gender: F Birth/Christening: 18 Mar 1829 Of, Catskill, Ny



6. Andrew Jackson ST JOHN - Ancestral File

Gender: M Birth/Christening: 29 Nov 1815 <, , , Oh>



7. Andrew William ST JOHN - Ancestral File

Gender: M Birth/Christening: 27 Jul 1913 San Francisco, , Ca



8. Ann ST JOHN - Ancestral File

Gender: F Birth/Christening: 1858 <, , , In>



9. Ann ST JOHN - Ancestral File

Gender: F Birth/Christening: Abt 1580 <Bletsoe, , England>



10. Ann Elizabeth ST JOHN - Ancestral File

Gender: F Birth/Christening: 27 Sep 1842