[Surname] Re: meaning of british surnames
in reply to a message by M,S
The Oxford Dictionary of Surnames (1997) has:

BLISSET: "blessed"
HOGSFLESH: "hog's flesh", probably nickname for a butcher

It doesn't have SHADLOW, but various names beginning with SHAD-, and it's usually "shade", so "dweller in low shady land" would be a good guess.

Andy ;—)
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meaning of british surnames  ·  M,S  ·  10/12/2004, 2:26 PM
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Re: meaning of british surnames  ·  Andy  ·  10/13/2004, 7:36 AM
Re: meaning of british surnames  ·  Getb  ·  10/13/2004, 3:41 PM
Re: meaning of british surnames  ·  Andy  ·  10/13/2004, 3:14 AM
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