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notable events in the history of LGBTQ rights taking place in the year 2025. 1 – A law allowing same-sex marriages comes into effect in Liechtenstein.
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Morocco face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Both male and female forms
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queer (LGBTQ) people in Indonesia face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Although same-sex sexual activity is legal in most
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People in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Nigeria face severe challenges. Both male and female expressions of homosexuality
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to Ghanaian citizens, these fundamental rights are actively denied to LGBTQ people. Pro-LGBTQ activism exists in Ghana, but such efforts are often thwarted
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legally change their gender since 2003. LGBTQ people are also allowed to serve in the military since 2022. LGBTQ rights in Kazakhstan remain severely limited
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including LGBTQ issues. LGBTQ portal Palestine portal Human rights in Palestine LGBTQ rights in Israel LGBTQ rights in the Middle East LGBTQ rights in Asia
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(LGBTQ) people in Hungary face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents, although the view of LGBTQ people and LGBTQ rights in Hungarian
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The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Thailand are regarded as some of the most comprehensive of those in Asia
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bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in Kenya face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Sodomy is a felony per Section
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(LGBTQ) individuals in Jordan face legal challenges and discrimination not experienced by non-LGBTQ persons. Same-sex sexual activity was illegal in Jordan
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queer (LGBTQ) people in Japan have fewer legal protections than in most other developed countries, although some developments towards stronger rights have
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queer (LGBTQ) rights have expanded in the 21st century, however LGBTQ+ people in Bhutan still face legal challenges that are not faced by non-LGBTQ people
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participation in LGBTQ-focused organizations. Organized LGBTQ community life can include civil-rights movements and advocacy organizations, LGBTQ student groups
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school curricula, and gender identity discrimination" in South Korean schools. On LGBTQ rights, South Korea is an outlier among other developed democracies
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queer (LGBTQ) people in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Afghan members of the LGBTQ community
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(LGBTQ) people in Tunisia face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are illegal in the
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transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in the People's Republic of China (PRC) face legal and social challenges that are not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. While
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Aspect of human rights in India
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in India have expanded significantly in the 21st century, primarily driven by judicial interventions
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gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Myanmar face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Same-sex sexual activity is
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transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) people in Algeria face legal challenges and discrimination not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. According to the
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Bangladesh face widespread social and legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ people. While not expressly
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penalties for others. The Yemeni Constitution, rooted in Sharia law, ensures that LGBTQ rights are entirely unrecognized, including the absence of protections
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Russia face severe challenges and discrimination not experienced by non-LGBTQ people. Although sexual activity
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queer (LGBTQ) rights in Mozambique have improved in the 21st century, although LGBTQ people continue to face legal challenges not faced by non-LGBTQ people
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Malaysia face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Although same-sex identities
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taboo. Those in the LGBTQ community are subject to discrimination, hate crimes, and other human rights violations. Despite this, LGBTQ tourists are generally
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allow people in Qatar to campaign for LGBTQ rights. In November 2008 British performer George Michael performed at a successful concert in Qatar, making
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Libya face legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Homosexual activity is
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legislative changes in the country around LGBTQ rights. Historically, the first gay men's human rights organisation was established in March 1999, and was
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Burkina Faso face severe legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Since 1 September 2025, same-sex sexual
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(LGBTQ) people in Ukraine face challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ individuals. Since the fall of the Soviet Union and Ukraine's independence in 1991
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gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Egypt face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. There are reports of widespread
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measures in particular, Alio Daouda, Niger's Minister of Justice and Human Rights, stated that "all LGBTQ practices, whatever they may be (...) are not in line
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in the Philippines have expanded in the 21st century, although LGBTQ+ individuals faced many difficulties in their homeland
LGBTQ rights in the Philippines
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Kurdistan face legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Since their founding
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before the law was adopted. LGBTQ rights organisation ILGA-Europe stated in a 2025 report that "a working group was established in 2020 to draft the country’s
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Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the
LGBTQ rights by country or territory
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and queer (LGBTQ) people in Guyana face legal and societal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Guyana is the only country in South America
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gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Gabon face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Except for a period between
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bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in the Comoros face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. LGBTQ persons are regularly prosecuted
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yet been legislated. In 2013, ILGA-Europe ranked Turkey 39th out of 49 countries regarding the protection of LGBTQ rights, but in 2024, it fell to the
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Mali face severe legal and societal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. According to the 2007
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through sex reassignment surgery. LGBTQ rights in Iran have come in conflict with the penal code since the 1930s. In post-revolutionary Iran, any type
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in Saudi Arabia face repression and discrimination. Both male and female same-sex behavior
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Social identity movements
transgender and queer (LGBTQ) movements are social movements that advocate for the inclusion, recognition, and rights of LGBTQ people and other gender
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gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Mauritius have expanded in the 21st century, although LGBTQ Mauritians may still face legal difficulties
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gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Benin face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Although same-sex sexual acts
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Africa are generally lacking, especially in comparison to much of the Americas, Europe and
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age of 21, most civic liberties such as the rights to get married and adopt children are not afforded to LGBTQ individuals. Same-sex sexual activity among
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Zambia face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Same-sex sexual activity
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Mauritania face severe legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Both male and female
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restrict LGBTQ rights further, while several local, Liberian-based organizations exist to advocate and provide services for the LGBTQ community in Liberia
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Zimbabwe has carried out campaigns against LGBTQ rights. Sodomy is classified as unlawful sexual conduct and defined in the Criminal Code as either anal sexual
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27 European Union (EU) countries for LGBTQ rights protection, behind all EU countries except Poland. However, in their 2026 report, Romania degraded to
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opinion tends to be opposed to LGBTQ rights, which is why LGBTQ people are not protected from discrimination, are not included in hate crime laws, and households
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Israel are considered the most developed in the Middle East and one of the most developed in Asia. Although same-sex
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punishment for homosexuality LGBTQ history in Pakistan Prostitution in Pakistan LGBTQ rights in Asia Al-Fatiha Foundation Human rights in Pakistan Bureau of Democracy
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discrimination in the workplace or the provision of goods and services. The Human Truth Foundation has listed Nauru at rank 83 for LGBTQ rights. This was similar
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in the United States have developed over time, with public opinion and jurisprudence changing
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Opposition to legal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people exists worldwide. Opponents of LGBTQ rights may object to the
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queer (LGBTQ) rights in Sweden are regarded as some of the most progressive in Europe and the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1944 and
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forefront of LGBTQ rights in the country. In 2016, it ordered the Government to register Botswana's main LGBTQ organisation, LEGABIBO, and in 2017 it ruled
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights are complex in Asia, and acceptance of LGBTQ people varies. Same-sex behavior is illegal in 21 Asian countries. The
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neighbors". LGBTQ portal Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly–Vanadzor Human rights in Armenia ILGA-Europe LGBTQ rights by country or territory LGBTQ rights in Europe
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(LGBTQ) people in Poland face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. According to ILGA-Europe's 2025 report, the status of LGBTQ rights
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(LGBTQ) people in Rwanda face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. While neither homosexuality nor homosexual acts are illegal in the
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Iraq face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Openly LGBTQ individuals are subject to
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gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Guinea face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Both male and female expressions
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Political backlash against LGBTQ people
"MAGA" faction of the Republican Party against LGBTQ movements, and in particular against transgender rights. It has included legislative proposals of bathroom
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
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Proposed anti-LGBT+ law in Ghana
The anti-LGBTQ bill in Ghana, formally the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, is a pending law in Ghana that would introduce wide-ranging restrictions
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gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Namibia have expanded in the 21st century, although LGBTQ people still have limited legal protections
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transgender (LGBT) rights in Vietnam have expanded in the 21st century; however, LGBTQ+ people still face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents
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LGBTQ rights differ between the various states in the Caribbean. They are influenced by previous colonization from Europe as well as each state's own
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Organization aimed at defending civil rights of LGBTQ people
LGBTQ rights organizations are non-governmental civil rights, health, and community organizations that promote the civil and human rights and health of
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or simply ignore, LGBTQ people unless they campaign for LGBTQ rights or are judged to be too publicly "immodest or indecent". In 2014, a decree was issued
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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBTQ rights taking place in the year 2026. January 29 – The Council of Europe adopted a resolution
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in Samoa face legal challenges not faced by non-LGBTQ residents. Sexual contact between men is
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Italy significantly advanced in the 21st century, thanks to both legislation and Constitutional
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Eswatini have limited legal rights. According to [Rock of Hope, a Swati LGBTQ advocacy group, "there is no
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Brazil rank among the highest in the world. Same-sex couples in Brazil have enjoyed the same rights guaranteed to heterosexual
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taboos remain in Abkhazia against lifestyles viewed as "non-traditional", including homosexuality and gender nonconformity. The LGBTQ rights group Equaldex
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Australian state of Tasmania have the same legal rights as non-LGBTQ people. Tasmania has a transformative
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bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) rights in Nepal have expanded in the 21st century, though much of Nepal's advancements on LGBT rights have come from the judiciary
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such as rainbows in shops. LGBTQ portal Human rights in Kuwait GCC homosexuality test LGBTQ rights in the Middle East LGBTQ rights in Asia Article 191
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diverse in its laws regarding LGBTQ rights. This ranges from significant rights, including same-sex marriage – granted to the LGBTQ community in New Zealand
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queer (LGBTQ) people in Azerbaijan face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in Azerbaijan
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This is a list of notable LGBTQ rights activists who have worked to advance LGBTQ rights through political change, legal action or publication. It is ordered
List of LGBTQ rights activists
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people generally have limited or highly restrictive rights in most parts of West Asia, and are open to hostility in others. Same-sex
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Fiji have evolved rapidly over the years. In 1997, Fiji became the second country in the world after South Africa
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queer (LGBTQ) rights in Vatican City is based on the Italian Zanardelli Code of 1889, since the founding of the sovereign state of Vatican City in 1929
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in France are some of the most progressive by world standards. Although same-sex sexual activity
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gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Togo face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Both male and female forms of
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(LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Maryland enjoy the same rights as non-LGBTQ people. Maryland's anti-sodomy laws were ruled unconstitutional in 1999
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Eritrea face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Homosexual acts are illegal in Eritrea and are
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Tanzania face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Homosexuality in Tanzania is a socially
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and lesbian people to live. Africa portal LGBTQ portal Human rights in Chad LGBTQ rights in Africa LGBTQ rights by country or territory "Loi n°001/PR/2017
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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Uganda face severe challenges and discrimination not experienced by non-LGBTQ people. Uganda has one of the
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Wyoming may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Same-sex sexual
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transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in the Netherlands are among the most advanced in the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1811 after France
LGBTQ rights in the Netherlands
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English (formerly common in Kent) : unexplained. This name seems to have died out in Britain.
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English (frequent in eastern England) : ethnic name from Norman French aleman ‘German’ or alemayne ‘Germany’ (Late Latin Alemannus and Alemannia, from a Germanic tribal name that probably originally meant ‘all the men’). In some cases the surname may be from the region of Normandy known as Allemagne (south of Caen), probably named as a Germanic-speaking enclave in a Celtic area in Roman times. In North America, the form Allman has probably absorbed some cases of cognates from other languages, in particular Spanish Aleman and French Alleman.German (Allmann) : variant of Allemann (see Alleman) or in some cases probably an Americanized form of the same name.
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English (rare in England) : apparently a habitational name from Huccaby in Devon, possibly so named from Old English woh ‘crooked’ + byge ‘river bend’, or Uckerby in North Yorkshire, named with an unattested Old Norse personal name, Úkyrri or Útkári, + býr ‘farmstead’.
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English (common in West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hainworth in West Yorkshire, named from the Old English personal name Hagena + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.English (common in West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Ainsworth in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ægen + worð ‘enclosure’. Names such as de Haynesworth and de Heynesworth occur in the surrounding area in the 14th century.
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English (also found in Ireland) : from a pet form of Lamb 1 and 2.
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English (also frequent in Wales) : patronymic from the personal name Watkin.
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Swedish (common in Finland) : ornamental name formed with the common surname suffix -in and an unexplained first element.German : unexplained.English : unexplained.Spanish (FarÃn) : unexplained.
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Scottish (also found in Ireland) : reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.English : variant of Daw.Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.Americanized spelling of German Dau.Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.
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English (also established in Ireland) : from a pet form of the personal name Pell.English (also established in Ireland) : nickname from Old French pele ‘bald’.
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English (found mainly in Wales) : variant of Glasscock 2.
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English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland) : habitational name from Hodnet in Shropshire, or any of various places called Hoddnant in Wales. The place names are from Welsh hawdd ‘pleasant’, ‘peaceful’ + nant ‘valley’, ‘stream’.
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English (common in Lancashire) : habitational name from Sharples Hall near Bolton, probably so called from Old English scearp ‘sharp’, i.e. ‘steep’ + lǣs ‘pasture’.
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Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
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English (also established in Ireland) : habitational name from for example Barcroft in Haworth, West Yorkshire, so named with Old English bere ‘barley’ + croft ‘paddock’, ‘smallholding’.This is the name of a family established in Ireland by William Barcroft (1612–96). They can be traced to the parish of Barcroft, Lancashire, in the reign of Henry III (1216–72).
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English (rare in England) : variant of Hug 1.
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Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic LÃadan, LÃADÃIN means "grey lady."
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English (also found in Wales) : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenk, a back-formation from Jenkin with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -in.Joseph Jenks (1602–83), the descendant of an old Welsh family, was born in England and traveled to Saugus, near Lynn, MA, in 1642 to assist in the development of America’s first iron works. His son, Joseph Jenckes (sic), followed in 1650, founded Pawtucket, RI, and raised four sons who held places of respect and distinction in RI, including one who served as governor for five years.
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English (common in East Anglia) : occupational name for a servant or a shepherd, from Middle English grÅm(e) ‘boy’, ‘servant’ (of uncertain origin), which in some places was specialized to mean ‘shepherd’.
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