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174 may refer to: 174 (number), the natural number following 173 and preceding 175 174 BC AD 174 UFC 174 174 Phaedra Interstate 174 Lectionary 174 Radical
174
Submarine of the United States
USS Shark (SS-174) was a Porpoise-class submarine, the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark. Shark′s keel was laid down by the
USS_Shark_(SS-174)
2002 Brazilian documentary film directed by José Padilha
Bus 174 (Portuguese: Ônibus 174) is a 2002 Brazilian documentary film. It is the directorial debut of director José Padilha and co-director Felipe Lacerda
Bus_174
American very long-range air-to-air missile
widely speculated that the range may be much greater. In addition to the AIM-174's air-to-air role, the Gunslinger is believed capable of engaging other missiles
AIM-174B_Gunslinger
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2014
UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov was a mixed martial arts event that took place on June 14, 2014, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
UFC_174
Topics referred to by the same term
I-174 may refer to: Interstate 174, a connection highway in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Japanese submarine I-174, a Kaidai class submarine operated
I-174
Topics referred to by the same term
Namur 174 may refer to one of two adjacent Indian reserves northwest of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, both owned by the Fort McKay First Nation: Namur
Namur_174
Natural number
174 (one hundred [and] seventy-four) is the natural number following 173 and preceding 175. There are 174 7-crossing semi-meanders, ways of arranging
174_(number)
Highway in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Highway 174 (PR-174) is a road that travels from Bayamón, Puerto Rico to Aguas Buenas. This highway begins at PR-5 south of downtown Bayamón
Puerto_Rico_Highway_174
Main-belt asteroid
174 Phaedra is a sizable, rocky main belt asteroid that was discovered by Canadian-American astronomer James Craig Watson on September 2, 1877, and named
174_Phaedra
Military unit
Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 (MWSS-174) is an aviation ground support unit of the United States Marine Corps.The squadron is based out of Marine Corps
Marine Wing Support Squadron 174
Marine_Wing_Support_Squadron_174
State highway in Texas
State Highway 174 (SH 174) is a state highway in Texas that connects Meridian and Burleson. SH 174 begins in Bosque County at an intersection with SH 22
Texas_State_Highway_174
New Testament manuscript
Lectionary 174, designated by siglum ℓ 174 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. Paleographically
Lectionary_174
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
No. 174 (Mauritius) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a fighter-bomber unit in World War II. The squadron formed on 2 March 1942 at
No._174_Squadron_RAF
Line of longitude
174° Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates)
174th_meridian_west
Line of longitude
174° Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates)
174th_meridian_east
US surface-to-air missile
The RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM), or Standard Missile 6 (SM-6), is a missile in current production for the United States Navy
RIM-174_Standard_ERAM
Constituency of the Punjabi Provincial Legislature, Pakistan
PP-174 Lahore-XXX (پی پی-174، لاہور-30) is a Constituency of Provincial Assembly of Punjab. PP-173 Lahore-XXIX PP-175 Kasur-I Filed nomination papers
PP-174_Lahore-XXX
State highway in Arkansas, United States
Arkansas Highway 174 (AR 174, Ark. 174, and Hwy. 174) is a designation for a state highway in Southwest Arkansas. The route is split into two sections
Arkansas_Highway_174
State highway in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, US
Pennsylvania Route 174 (PA 174) is a 28-mile-long (45 km) state highway located in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at U.S. Route
Pennsylvania_Route_174
Drama about the "Gimli Glider" air incident
Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (also known as Freefall: Flight 174) is a 1995 Canadian thriller film directed by Jorge Montesi. Based on the events
Falling from the Sky: Flight 174
Falling_from_the_Sky:_Flight_174
National stock exchange for New Zealand
41°17′23″S 174°46′46″E / 41.289709°S 174.779493°E / -41.289709; 174.779493 NZX is the national stock exchange of New Zealand and, as NZX Limited, is
NZX
Village in Nanumea, Tuvalu
Haumaefa is a village on the island of Nanumea in Tuvalu. It has a population of 174. "Tuvalu". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 August 2025. v t e
Haumaefa
Main sequence star in constellation of Lyra
Kepler-174 is a K-type main-sequence star located in the Milky Way galaxy at a distance of about 1,254 light-years (384 parsecs) away from the Sun. It
Kepler-174
(SNL) has featured 174 cast members. The ensemble was originally referred to as the Not Ready for Prime Time Players. As of 2026, 174 comedians have served
List of Saturday Night Live cast members
List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_cast_members
State highway in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Maryland Route 174 (MD 174) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 5.94 miles (9.56 km) from Jacobs Road near Fort Meade east
Maryland_Route_174
Road in Norwegian
Norwegian County Road 174 (Norwegian: Fylkesvei 174) is 11.8 kilometers (7.3 mi) long and runs between Nordby and Dalstua in Ullensaker, Norway. Prior
Norwegian_County_Road_174
Former state highway in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States
State Trunk Highway 174 (Highway 174, STH-174, or WIS 174) was a state highway in the US state of Wisconsin. It traveled northeast from WIS 31 in Pleasant
Wisconsin_Highway_174
Single-stranded DNA virus that infects bacteria
The phi X 174 (or ΦX174) bacteriophage is a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) virus that infects Escherichia coli. This virus was isolated in 1935 by Nicolas
Phi_X_174
Hospital in Kansas, United States
Lawrence Memorial Hospital is a non-profit, 174-bed hospital in Lawrence, Kansas, owned and operated by LMH Health. Prior to 1919, there was no publicly
Lawrence Memorial Hospital (Kansas)
Lawrence_Memorial_Hospital_(Kansas)
State highway in central Washington, US
State Route 174 (SR 174) is a 40.66-mile (65.44 km) long state highway that traverses Douglas, Grant and Lincoln counties in Washington. SR 174 begins at
Washington_State_Route_174
Military unit
Attack Squadron 174 (VA-174) also known as the "Hellrazors" was a United States Navy attack squadron based at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida,
VA-174_(U.S._Navy,_1966-1988)
Site in the Aleutian Islands archipelago
archipelago southwest of Alaska, at 52°43′27″N 174°07′08″E / 52.72417°N 174.11889°E / 52.72417; 174.11889. It has a land area of 5.903 sq mi (15.29 km2)
Shemya
State highway in Alabama, United States
State Route 174 (SR 174) is a 19.607-mile-long (31.554 km) route in St. Clair County in the north-central part of the state. The western terminus of the
Alabama_State_Route_174
Planetary Nebula in the constellation Cepheus
Sh 2-174 (also known as Valentine Rose Nebula) is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Cepheus. It is one of the northernmost objects in
Sh_2-174
Motor vehicle
The Peugeot Type 174, also known at the time and normally advertised simply according to its fiscal horse power as the Peugeot 18HP, was a large, powerful
Peugeot_Type_174
Controlled-access highway in Ottawa
Ottawa Road 174, formerly Ottawa-Carleton Regional Road 174 and commonly referred to as Highway 174, is a municipal expressway and numbered road in the
Ottawa_Road_174
Home stadium to Waitakere United
dissolved in 2020 and 2021 respectively. 36°48′00″S 174°35′45″E / 36.8001°S 174.5957°E / -36.8001; 174.5957 In September 2022, FIFA announced that Fred
Fred_Taylor_Park
Topics referred to by the same term
Attack Squadron 174 can refer to VA-174 (U.S. Navy) VA-174 (U.S. Navy, 1966-1988) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Attack
Attack_Squadron_174
Highway in Illinois and Iowa
designations around the Quad Cities. The plan would have also changed I-74 to I-174. This was challenged by the state of Iowa, and the idea was dropped. One
Interstate 280 (Iowa–Illinois)
Interstate_280_(Iowa–Illinois)
State highway in Onondaga County, New York, US
New York State Route 174 (NY 174) is a state highway in Onondaga County, located in Central New York, in the United States. The highway is 16.7 miles
New_York_State_Route_174
Star in the constellation Taurus
HD 29697 (Gliese 174, V834 Tauri) is a variable star of BY Draconis type in the constellation Taurus. It has an apparent magnitude around 8 and is 43
HD_29697
Island in Ha'apai, Tonga
20°01′19″S 174°42′50″W / 20.022°S 174.714°W / -20.022; -174.714 (Luanamo)Luanamo is an island in Lulunga district, in the Ha'apai islands of Tonga
Luanamo
State highway in Wyoming, United States
Wyoming Highway 174 (WYO 174) is a short 0.60-mile-long (0.97 km) Wyoming state road located in central Hot Springs county. WYO 174 acts as a spur off
Wyoming_Highway_174
Swiss tennis player (born 1998)
Swiss tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 174 achieved on 24 August 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 200 achieved on 5
Rémy_Bertola
Tertiary institution in Auckland, New Zealand
36°50′33″S 174°45′25″E / 36.84249°S 174.75688°E / -36.84249; 174.75688 Media Design School at Strayer is a private tertiary institution that provides
Media Design School at Strayer
Media_Design_School_at_Strayer
1994 live album by Anthony Braxton
Composition No. 174 (subtitled For Ten Percussionists, Slide Projections, Constructed Environment And Tape) is a live album by composer and conductor
Composition_No._174
Day of the year
the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 174 days remain until the end of the year. 138 – Emperor Hadrian of Rome dies
July_10
New Zealand cricketer
bat for 174 not out in a team total of 363 in five hours. It was part of a sequence of four innings in which he made 54 not out, 115 not out, 174 not out
William_Crawshaw
Building in Enfield, London, England
and 174 Baker Street is a grade II listed house in Enfield, London. Number 172 is a former shop and part of the brick built house while number 174 comprises
172_and_174_Baker_Street
Topics referred to by the same term
ordinal form of the number 174. 174th or One hundred and seventy-fourth may also refer to: A fraction, 1⁄174, equal to one of 174 equal parts 174th meridian
174th
State highway in Waldo County, Maine, US
State Route 174 (SR 174) is a 3.82-mile-long (6.15 km) road from U.S. Route 1A (US 1A) to US 1/SR 3. For the entire length, SR 174 is named Fort Knox Road
Maine_State_Route_174
Tennis tournament
36°51′13″S 174°46′25″E / 36.853742°S 174.773507°E / -36.853742; 174.773507 The 2020 Auckland Open (sponsored by ASB Bank) was a joint ATP and WTA tennis
2020_ASB_Classic
Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan
NA-174 Rahim Yar Khan-VI (این اے-174، رحیم یار خان-6) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. General elections were held on 10 October
NA-174_Rahim_Yar_Khan-VI
2008 film directed by Bruno Barreto
Last Stop 174 (Portuguese: Última Parada 174) is a 2008 Brazilian biographical crime drama film directed by Bruno Barreto, written by Bráulio Mantovani
Last_Stop_174
Chemical compound
Nivacortol (developmental code names WIN-27914 and NEBO-174; also known as nivazol and nivazole) is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid which was
Nivacortol
UK company law case (1866)
Kelner v Baxter (1866) LR 2 CP 174 is a UK company law case, concerning pre incorporation contracts. A group of company promoters for a new hotel business
Kelner_v_Baxter
State highway in northeastern Ohio, US
State Route 174 (SR 174) is a 9.56-mile (15.39 km) long north–south state highway in the northeastern quadrant of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway
Ohio_State_Route_174
Soviet/Ukrainian military transport aircraft
to extend its length by 26 ft (8 m) and uprated engines. Also called An-174. An-148: An-74 model designed primarily for civil customers with more fuel-efficient
Antonov_An-74
Sporting event delegation
1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 174 competitors, took part in 68 events in 11 sports. Out of the 174 athletes who had participated, 64 won medals
United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics
United_States_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics
Roman priest of Jupiter
appointed flamen by the pontifex maximus Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, likely in 174 BC. The first line mentioning the flamen was added later, perhaps by Scipio
Publius Cornelius Scipio (flamen Dialis)
Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_(flamen_Dialis)
Mountain range in Antarctica
Separation Range (84°5′S 174°0′E / 84.083°S 174.000°E / -84.083; 174.000) is the northeastern branch of the Commonwealth Range in the Queen Maud Mountains
Separation_Range
Highway in Tennessee
State Route 174 (SR 174) is a secondary east–west state highway in northern Middle Tennessee. It traverses northern Davidson and much of Sumner counties
Tennessee_State_Route_174
Train operator in New Zealand
36°50′47″S 174°45′56″E / 36.84648079°S 174.76568605°E / -36.84648079; 174.76568605 Auckland One Rail (AOR) is a train operator that commenced operating
Auckland_One_Rail
Road in Malaysia
Federal Route 174 comprising Jalan Sultan Zainal Abidin and Jalan Sultan Mahmud is a federal road in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. The Kilometre
Malaysia_Federal_Route_174
State highway in Hartford County, Connecticut, US
Route 174 is a short state highway in central Connecticut, connecting Route 9 in downtown New Britain to Route 176 in Newington. Route 174 begins as East
Connecticut_Route_174
Nunatak in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
Last Cache Nunatak (85°33′S 174°8′W / 85.550°S 174.133°W / -85.550; -174.133) is the southernmost and last nunatak on the ridge forming the eastern
Last_Cache_Nunatak
Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand
36°47′0″S 174°44′39″E / 36.78333°S 174.74417°E / -36.78333; 174.74417 Eventfinda Stadium (known from 1992–2018 as the North Shore Events Centre) is
Eventfinda_Stadium
Chinese character radical
Radical 174 or radical blue (靑部/青部) meaning "green" or "blue" or "black" (see Distinguishing blue from green in Chinese) is one of the 9 Kangxi radicals
Radical_174
November 1993. The Bharatiya Janata Party remained the largest party, winning 174 of the 425 seats. Mulayam Singh Yadav of Samajwadi Party, who had contested
1993 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
1993_Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election
State highway in Virginia, United States
State Route 174 (SR 174) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 5.58 miles (8.98 km) from U.S. Route 220 Business
Virginia_State_Route_174
Bay in Wellington, New Zealand
41°20′40″S 174°47′17″E / 41.344427°S 174.788075°E / -41.344427; 174.788075 Princess Bay is one of the southern beaches of Wellington, New Zealand.
Princess_Bay
US radar installation for monitoring Soviet missile tests
(29 m) diameter phased array radar antenna 52°44′14″N 174°05′29″E / 52.7373°N 174.0914°E / 52.7373; 174.0914 faces the Kamchatka Peninsula and Russia's Kura
Cobra_Dane
State highway in Utah, United States
State Route 174 (SR-174) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Spanning 8.1 miles (13.0 km) in rural Millard County, it connects the Intermountain
Utah_State_Route_174
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 174 at the 2020 census. Harrison City is located at 40°21′17″N 79°39′1″W / 40
Harrison_City,_Pennsylvania
Underwater feature of the Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati
(120 mi) north-northwest of McKean Island at 01°36′S 174°57′W / 1.600°S 174.950°W / -1.600; -174.950. It is the northernmost and westernmost feature
Winslow_Reef,_Phoenix_Islands
Tennis tournament
36°51′13″S 174°46′25″E / 36.853742°S 174.773507°E / -36.853742; 174.773507 The 2019 Auckland Open (sponsored by ASB Bank) was a joint ATP and WTA tennis
2019_ASB_Classic
National highway in Japan
National Route 174 (国道174号, Kokudō Hyakunanajūyon-gō) is a national highway connecting the Port of Kobe and National Route 2 in Kobe, Japan. It is the
Japan_National_Route_174
Town in Oklahoma, US
Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Big Cabin had a population of 174. The town was named for a local landmark, a plank cabin, that existed near
Big_Cabin,_Oklahoma
Settlement in Kiribati
0°37′00″N 174°22′00″W / 0.61667°N 174.36667°W / 0.61667; -174.36667 Autukia is a settlement in Kiribati, which had a population of 112 in the 2010 census
Autukia
Lucius Cornelius Scipio (before 213 BC – after 174 BC) was a statesman of the Roman Republic. He was the second son of Scipio Africanus, but despite this
Lucius Cornelius Scipio (praetor 174 BC)
Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio_(praetor_174_BC)
City in Minnesota, United States
the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 174 at the 2020 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city
Winger,_Minnesota
Military unit
VA-174 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Bomber Squadron VB-82 on 1 April 1944, redesignated as VA-17A on 15 November 1946
VA-174_(U.S._Navy)
Korean War battle
The official report name for the operation was 'Operational Order 174' (작전명령 174호). In September 1950, UN Forces planned to launch an all-out offensive
Battle_of_Jangsari
2025 in order to renew 87 of the 174 members of the upper house of parliament. Council of the Nation consists of 174 members, half of which are renewed
2025 Algerian Council of the Nation election
2025_Algerian_Council_of_the_Nation_election
Governing body of New Zealand's Auckland Region
36°51′S 174°47′E / 36.850°S 174.783°E / -36.850; 174.783 Auckland Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the territorial authority for
Auckland_Council
2011 film by Andrew Niccol
Pettyfer costar. The film was released on October 28, 2011, and grossed $174 million against a $40 million budget. It received mixed reviews from critics
In_Time
State highway in Peoria County, Illinois, US
174 (IL 174) was a state highway in Illinois from 1924 to 1983. The route connected IL 88 (now IL 40) and IL 91 through the community of Alta. IL 174
Illinois_Route_174
Finnish squash player (born 1996)
Finnish professional squash player. As of February 2018, he was ranked number 174 in the world. "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association"
Jami_Äijänen
Tennis tournament
36°51′13″S 174°46′25″E / 36.853742°S 174.773507°E / -36.853742; 174.773507 The 2018 Auckland Open (sponsored by ASB Bank) was a joint 2018 ATP World
2018_ASB_Classic
Indian reserve in Fort McKay
Fort McKay 174 is an Indian reserve of the Fort McKay First Nation in Alberta, located within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. "Reserve/Settlement/Village
Fort_McKay_174
Concrete wharf in Auckland, New Zealand
36°50′28″S 174°46′06″E / 36.8412°S 174.7682°E / -36.8412; 174.7682 Queens Wharf is a concrete wharf in Auckland, New Zealand, that continues off Queen
Queens_Wharf,_Auckland
State highway in New Mexico, United States
State Road 174 (NM 174), also known as Cat Walk Road, is a 5.000-mile (8.047 km) state highway in Catron County, New Mexico, United States, that connects
New_Mexico_State_Road_174
Village in Amasya, Turkey
village in the Amasya District, Amasya Province, Turkey. Its population is 174 (2021). Köy Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration
Sazköy,_Amasya
Topics referred to by the same term
VA-174 or VA 174 may refer to: VA-174 (U.S. Navy), an aviation unit of the United States Navy VA-174 (U.S. Navy, 1966-1988), a second unrelated squadron
VA174
Highway in California
State Route 174 (SR 174) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. The two-lane 13-mile (21 km) highway in the western Sierra Nevada, added
California_State_Route_174
Place in Punjab, Pakistan
province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°40'0N 74°9'0E with an altitude of 174 metres (574 feet). Location of Rupal - Falling Rain Genomics 30°40′0″N 74°9′0″E
Rupal,_Punjab
Rebellion against the Han dynasty (172-174)
From late 172 to 174, the religious leader Xu Chang (許昌) led a major uprising against the Han dynasty of China in the Kuaiji Commandery. Having proclaimed
Xu_Chang's_rebellion
Township in Ohio, US
Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 174. Located in the far northern part of the county, it borders the following
Washington Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Washington_Township,_Lawrence_County,_Ohio
Neighbourhood in Güdül, Ankara, Turkey
municipality and district of Güdül, Ankara Province, Turkey. Its population is 174 (2022). Mahalle Archived 2014-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil
Kavaközü,_Güdül
travel, tourism, insurance
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174
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a carter or cartwright, from Middle English wain ‘cart’, ‘wagon’ (Old English wægen). Occasionally it may have been a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished with this sign, probably from the constellation of the Plow, known in the Middle Ages as Charles’s Wain, the reference being to Charlemagne.Anthony Wayne and his son Isaac, of English ancestry, came from Ireland to Chester Co., PA, in about 1724. Gen. Anthony Wayne (1745–96), born in Waynesboro, PA, was a prominent military officer in the American Revolution and the Indian war of 1794–95.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Tilton in Leicestershire, named with the Old English personal name Tila + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.William Tilton came to Lynn, MA, in or before 1637. Many of his descendants were master mariners, living on Martha’s Vineyard. James Tilton of DE (1745–1822) was a physician who became U.S. surgeon general.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : occupational name for a falconer, Middle High German vakenoere. In medieval times falconry was a sport practised only by the nobility; it was the task of the falconer to look after the birds and train young ones.English : variant spelling of Faulkner.Daniel Falckner (1666–c.1745), German Lutheran pastor and agent for the Frankfurt Land Company, founded the first German Lutheran congregation in America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fleury.German form of a French Huguenot name, taken to the Palatinate by a family presumed to have fled from Fleury, France (but see Fleury).South German (mainly Austrian; also Flöry) : from a short form of the medieval personal name Florian.Joseph J. (1683–1741) and Mary Fleure and six children (including four sons) arrived in Philadelphia from the Palatinate in 1733 and settled in Lancaster Co. Two sons are the progenitors of the PA and MD Florys. One son moved to VA; his descendants Latinized their name as Flora.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Mander.Belcher Manter is recorded in Plymouth, MA, in 1657. John Manter (1658–1744), possibly a son of Belcher, was the founder of a family associated with Martha’s Vineyard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Derbyshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and the West Midlands, all so called from Old English scīr ‘bright’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.William Shirley (1694–1771) was born in Sussex, England, and came to MA in 1731. He rose in the colonial service, was appointed governor in 1741, and was responsible for the British capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, in 1745.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic meaning ‘son of Robert’, common in central England (see Dobb).Arthur Dobbs (1689–1765) was born at Castle Dobbs, Co. Antrim, Ireland. In 1745 he purchased 400,000 acres of land in NC and was selected as governor in 1754. He married twice and his second wife, wed when he was age 73, was a girl in her teens from NC.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh U.S. president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of habergeons, Middle English, Old French haubergeon. The habergeon was a sleeveless jacket of mail or scale armor, which was also worn for penance.Born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, James Habersham emigrated to the infant colony of Georgia in 1738 with his friend George Whitefield. Together they established what is believed to be America’s first orphanage. Habersham was married in Bethesda, GA, in 1740 and had three surviving sons, all of whom were educated at Princeton and became ardent patriots.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with beautiful long hair, from Middle English fair feax ‘beautiful tresses’. This was a common descriptive phrase in Middle English; the alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight refers to ‘fair fanning fax’ encircling the shoulders of the doughty warrior.Thomas Fairfax (1693–1781), an army officer from Leeds Castle, Kent, England, first came to VA in 1735 and settled on maternal estates there as a proprietor in 1747.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.John Mifflin (born 1640) came to Delaware from Warminster, Wiltshire, England, in the 1670s. He is probably the same person as the John Mifflin, a Quaker, who built his home, ‘Fountain Green’, in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, in 1679. His fourth-generation descendant Thomas Mifflin (1744–1800) was a member of the Continental Congress, a revolutionary soldier, and governor of PA.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : variant of Sand 1.Scottish : habitational name from Sands in Tulliallan in Fife.Comfort Sands, a revolutionary patriot born in 1748 at what is now Sands’ Point, Long Island, NY, was descended from James (Sandys) Sands (1622–95), who emigrated from Reading, Berkshire, England, to Plymouth, MA, and followed Anne Hutchinson to Westchester Co., NY, and subsequently RI. In 1661 he settled on Block Island, RI.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Woolsey.Americanized spelling of Dutch Wiltse.Hendrick Wiltsee’s son Hendrick, born in 1746, spelled his surname Willse in adult life.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lovell, derived from Anglo-Norman French lou ‘wolf’ + the diminutive suffix -el.Lowell is the surname of one of America’s most distinguished New England families, which have been prominent for over 200 years. Its founder, John Lowell (1743–1802), was a legislator and judge. The city of Lowell, MA was named in honor of his son Francis Cabot Lowell (1775–1817), a textile manufacturer.
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English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Walton. The first element in these names was variously Old English walh ‘foreigner’, ‘Briton’, genitive plural wala (see Wallace), w(e)ald ‘forest’, w(e)all ‘wall’, or wæll(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.George Walton (1741–1804) signed the Declaration of Independence. He was born in Prince Edward Co., VA, whither his grandfather had emigrated from England in 1682. He moved to Savannah, GA, and became governor of GA and a prominent jurist.
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English : variant of Scrivener.The Scribner family that founded the American publishing house was established in America by one Benjamin Scrivener, who settled in Norwalk, CT in 1680. The present form of the name was adopted after 1742. The firm was established in 1846 by Charles Scribner (1821–71), who was born in NY, where his father was established as a prosperous merchant.
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English : variant spelling of Hain 1–3.Isaac Hayne (1745–81) was an American revolutionary militia officer, executed by the British for breaking parole. He owned an ironworks and was manufacturing ammunition for the American forces when he was caught. His grandfather had emigrated from England to SC in about 1700.
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Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Loingsigh ‘descendant of Loingseach’, a personal name meaning ‘mariner’ (from long ‘ship’). This is now a common surname in Ireland but of different local origins, for example chieftain families in counties Antrim and Tipperary, while in Ulster and Connacht there were families called Ó Loingseacháin who later shortened their name to Ó Loingsigh and also Anglicized it as Lynch.Irish (Anglo-Norman) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Linseach, itself a Gaelicized form of Anglo-Norman French de Lench, the version found in old records. This seems to be a local name, but its origin is unknown. One family of bearers of this name was of Norman origin, but became one of the most important tribes of Galway.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a slope or hillside, Old English hlinc, or perhaps a habitational name from Lynch in Dorset or Somerset or Linch in Sussex, all named with this word.This name was brought independently from Ireland to North America by many bearers. Jonack Lynch emigrated from Ireland to SC shortly after the first settlement of that colony in 1670. His grandson Thomas Lynch, born in 1727 in Berkeley Co., SC, was a member of both Continental Congresses, and his great-grandson, also called Thomas Lynch, born 1749 in Winyaw, SC, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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English : topographic name for someone who lived among rushes, from Middle English rush (a collective singular, Old English rysc), or perhaps an occupational name for someone who wove mats, baskets, and other articles out of rushes.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruis ‘descendant of Ros’, a personal name perhaps derived from ros ‘wood’. In Connacht it has also been used as a translation of Ó Luachra (see Loughrey).Irish : Anglicized form (translation) of Gaelic Ó Fuada, ‘descendant of Fuada’ a personal name meaning ‘hasty’, ‘rushing’ (see Foody).Altered spelling of German Rüsch or Rusch (see Rusch) or Rosch.Benjamin Rush (1745–1813), a physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born in the PA farming community of Byberry. He was descended from John Rush, a yeoman from Oxfordshire, England, who came to Byberry in 1683.
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English and French
English and French : nickname from Middle English, Old French jay(e), gai ‘jay’ (the bird), probably referring to an idle chatterer or a showy person, although the jay was also noted for its thieving habits.The name is associated with a Huguenot family from La Rochelle, France, who settled in New Amsterdam. Peter Jay was the scion of the NY Jays; his son John (1745–1829) was a U.S. diplomat and first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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