Tag: Polglase

Where do Polglazes come from?

Sometimes the modern distribution of a surname gives few clues to the origin of a name. Sometimes it does. Those surnames derived from places seem the most clear-cut. But even then, if there are several examples of places of the same name, which one, or ones, gave rise to the surname? Let’s take one example … Continue reading Where do Polglazes come from? →

Contrasting Cornish surnames from places

Boswarthack or Boswarthick is a surname that I haven’t yet covered in either book or blog. It comes from a place in Constantine parish spelt Boswodek in 1330 and Bosvathek in 1519. This apparently meant a settlement by a water-course or stream. In the 1500s the distribution of the name Bosvathek (also spelt occasionally Boswathek) … Continue reading Contrasting Cornish surnames from places →