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Pierson

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English (London)

English (London) : patronymic from the personal name Piers (see Pierce).North German : patronymic from the personal name Pier, a variant of Peer, reduced form of Peter.Born in Yorkshire, England, Abraham Pierson (1609â€“78) was the first pastor of the settlements at Southampton, Long Island, NY; Branford, CT, and Newark, NJ. He left his library of more than 400 books, one of the most extensive in the colonies, to his son Abraham, who was one of the first trustees of Yale College.

Branford

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English

Branford

English : habitational name from Bramford in Suffolk or Brampford Speke in Devon. Both places are named with Old English brÅm â€˜broomâ€™ + ford â€˜fordâ€™.

Whedon

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English

Whedon

English : variant of Wheaton.Thomas Whedon came from Yorkshire, England, to New Haven, CT, in 1657, and later moved to Branford, CT.

Dodd

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English and Scottish

Dodd

English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Dodde, Dudde, Old English Dodda, Dudda, which remained in fairly widespread and frequent use in England until the 14th century. It seems to have been originally a byname, but the meaning is not clear; it may come from a Germanic root used to describe something round and lumpishâ€”hence a short, plump man.Irish : of English origin, taken to Sligo in the 16th century by a Shropshire family; also sometimes adopted by bearers of the Gaelic name Ã“ Dubhda (see Dowd).Daniel and Mary Dod, natives of England, emigrated to Branford, CT, in about 1645.