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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ALLCORN,
ALCHIN, ALLCHIN, ALCHORN, ALCORN.
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From A
Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A.
Bardsley, 1901, and, History
of Christian Names, by Charlotte Yonge, 1884.
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ALLCORN, ALCHIN,
ALLCHIN, ALCHORN, ALCORN.
(1) A baptismal name meaning "the son of Alcuin" (v. Yonge, ii. 350),
corrupted to Oldcorn in north England. No doubt both (2) and (1) have
assimilated. In a general way Alchorn represents the local, and Alcorn the
personal surname. (2) A local name meaning "of Alchorne,"
a manor in the parish of Rotherfield, co. Sussex, where the family lived in the
14th century. Some of their descendants, still resident in that parish,
have, within a generation or two, corrupted their name to Allcorn (Lower).
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C, D, E,
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Dictionary Index |
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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