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Dictionary of
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ARCHDEACON,
ARCEDECKNE.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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ARCHDEACON, ARCEDECKNE.
An official name meaning "the
archdeacon." The name still survives, and not long ago I saw it over
a hatter's shop. "Daniel Archdeacon was recommended to the king for
his services, 1610": State Papers, 1623-5, p. 545. Quite
recently some members of the Archdeacon family have adopted the mediaeval
Arcedekne, "not wisely, but too well."
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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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