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Last name Risser and Freeman, Watson, and Prickett?

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where did they originate. list them one by one. thank you very much, and if you want to be chosen for the best answer, where did Park and Molnar come from

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    Risser Name Meaning and History

    South German: variant of Riss 1,2.

    Americanized form of Swiss German Rüsser (see Reusser).

    Freeman Name Meaning and History

    English: variant of Free.

    Irish: Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Ó Saoraidhe (see Seery).

    In New England, an English equivalent of French Foissy (see Foisy).

    Translation of German Freimann (see Freiman).

    Watson Name Meaning and History

    Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Wat (see Watt)

    Prickett Name Meaning and History

    variant of Pritchett.

    nickname from Middle English priket, a buck in its second year.

    Park Name Meaning and History

    English and Scottish: from Middle English, Old French parc ‘park’; a metonymic occupational name for someone employed in a park or a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a park. In the Middle Ages a park was a large enclosed area where the landowner could hunt game.

    English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter. Compare Parkin.

    Swedish: ornamental name from park ‘park’.

    Korean: variant of Pak.

    Molnar Name Meaning and History

    Hungarian (Molnár) and Jewish (from Hungary): occupational name from molnár ‘miller’, probably a Magyarized form of the Slavic word for a miller, mlinar. Molnar is also found as a Slovenian surname.

    Dutch: variant of Molenaar ‘miller’.

    Hope this helps.


  2. No name AUTOMATICALLY "originates" from just one location. Many will come from several places, and none can be shown or proven to be the "first".

    I'd rather give you accurate information and get no points, than give you what you want to hear, even if it is misleading.

  3. Risser Name Meaning and History

    South German: variant of Riss 1,2.

    Americanized form of Swiss German Rüsser (see Reusser).

    Top Places of Origin for Risser

    Place of

    Origin Risser Immigrants

    Germany 31

    Switzerland 14

    France 8

    Bavaria 7

    England 7

    Hesse 7

    Freeman Name Meaning and History

    English: variant of Free.

    Irish: Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Ó Saoraidhe (see Seery).

    In New England, an English equivalent of French Foissy (see Foisy).

    Translation of German Freimann (see Freiman).

    Top Places of Origin for Freeman

    Place of

    Origin Freeman Immigrants

    England 544

    Ireland 386

    Great Britain 123

    Germany 37

    Scotland 19

    Sweden 17

    Watson Name Meaning and History

    Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Wat (see Watt)

    Top Places of Origin for Watson

    Place of

    Origin Watson Immigrants

    England 2054

    Scotland 1123

    Ireland 870

    Great Britain 464

    Britain 36

    Germany 36

    Prickett Name Meaning and History

    variant of Pritchett.

    nickname from Middle English priket, a buck in its second year.

    Top Places of Origin for Prickett

    Place of

    Origin Prickett Immigrants

    England 12

    Ireland 4

    Great Britain 1

    Germany 1

    Barbados 1

    Park Name Meaning and History

    English and Scottish: from Middle English, Old French parc ‘park’; a metonymic occupational name for someone employed in a park or a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a park. In the Middle Ages a park was a large enclosed area where the landowner could hunt game.

    English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter. Compare Parkin.

    Swedish: ornamental name from park ‘park’.

    Korean: variant of Pak.

    Top Places of Origin for Park

    Place of

    Origin Park Immigrants

    Scotland 317

    England 311

    Ireland 252

    Great Britain 91

    Germany 31

    Scotland,Great Britain 13

    Molnar Name Meaning and History

    Hungarian (Molnár) and Jewish (from Hungary): occupational name from molnár ‘miller’, probably a Magyarized form of the Slavic word for a miller, mlinar. Molnar is also found as a Slovenian surname.

    Dutch: variant of Molenaar ‘miller’.

    Top Places of Origin for Molnar

    Place of

    Origin Molnar Immigrants

    Hungary 69

    Austria 30

    Germany 5

    Preussen 3

    Russia 3

    England 2

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