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Dictionary of
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Origin of the Surname ZEAL, ZEALL.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley, 1901.
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ZEAL, ZEALL.
A local name. Mr. Lower says, "of Zeal, a parish in Devonshire,
usually called Zeal-Monachorum." There is also South Zeal in the same
county, and Zeals is a tithing in co. Wilts. I find no early instance of
this surname, and think it is more probably a variant of Seal, q.v.; and cf.
Zouch and Such.
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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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B, 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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