Hello, what is the orgin of this last names?

Question

What do you think the orgins of there last names are? I'm not good with this kind of stuff so your would be awesome :]
Last names:
#1-Dangerfield
#2-Platt

Answer 1

Dangerfield Name Meaning and History

English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with fused preposition d(e), for someone from any of the various places in northern France called Angerville, from the Old Norse personal name Ásgeirr (from áss ‘god’ + geirr ‘spear’) + Old French ville ‘settlement’, ‘village’. In England the surname is now found chiefly in the West Midlands.

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Dangerfield-family-history.ashx



Surname: Dangerfield

This interesting surname, now found chiefly in the West Midlands, is a locational name from any of the places in Normandy called Angerville (with the fused preposition de), deriving from the Old Norse personal name "Asgeirr", from, "as" meaning "god", and "geirr", spear, plus the Old French "ville" meaning "settlement" or "village". The name was introduced into England by followers of William the Conqueror after the Norman Invasion of 1066. The surname dates back to the mid 12th Century (see below), and other early recordings include, William de Angeruill, in the 1205 Pipe Rolls of Dorset. Recordings from London Church Registers include: the christening of Samuel, son of Richard Dangerfield, on March 8th 1611, at St. Mary Abchurch, the christening of Richard Dangerfield on November 3rd 1616, at St. Thomas the Apostle; and the christening of Sybil, daughter of Robert Dangerfield, on April 6th 1625, at St. Martin Orgar and St. Clement Eastcheap. One Walcup Dangerfield, an emigrant to the New World, sailed from London aboard the "Bachelor" bound for Bristol in May 1679. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William de Angeruill', which was dated 1205, in the "Pipe Rolls of Dorset", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. © Copyright: Name Origin Research www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2010 Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Dangerfield#ixzz0mN5NwYS3



Platt Name Meaning and History

1. English: habitational name from Platt or Platt Bridge in Lancashire, named in Middle English with Old French plat ‘flat’, ‘thin’ (see Platte), in the dialect sense ‘plank bridge’.

2. English: topographic name from Middle English plat ‘plot of land’, ‘piece of ground’ (Old English plætt).

3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German platt ‘flat’.

4. German: variant of Platte 3.

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Platt-family-history.ashx



Surname: Platt

This interesting name has two possible origins, the first and most likely being a topographic name for someone who lived on a flat piece of land deriving from the Old French "plat" meaning "a flat surface". The surname is first recorded in the early half of the 13th Century (see below). One Geoffrey de (of) Platte appears in the 1285 Assize Court Rolls of Lancashire and a Henry atte Platte in the 1327 Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire. In the 1379 Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire, a Johannes de Plattes is recorded, and a Robert Plattes appears in the 1590 Register of the Freeman of the City of York. The name may also derive from the Olde English pre 7th Century "plaett", from the early medieval English "plat" meaning "a plank bridge", and given to one dwelling by a foot bridge. An interesting namebearer was Sir Hugh Platt (1552 - 1611), a writer on agriculture and an inventor, who published his chief work on gardening, "Floraes Paradise" in 1608, and also wrote small works on such topics as household recipes for preserving fruit, distilling, cooking, and dyeing the hair. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John de la (of the) Platte, which was dated 1242, in the "Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. © Copyright: Name Origin Research www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2010 Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Platt#ixzz0mN6Js2RD



Any name can be Native American as many settlers took Native American wives., so you can’t tell from the name. The only way to learn the origin of you surname is to research your ancestors and learn their origins.

Answer 2

1. It's a version of the french name "D'Angerville," which is means "from the town of Angerville," which is a small town in the French province of Orleans. Someone with Dangerville as a last name probably had ancestors living in that town.

2. Platt is also French, it's Old French for "flat land," so someone who has that name probably has ancestors who lived on a flat land. They would be called "Bob who lives on the platt," then shortened to "Bob of the platt," then "Bob Platt."

Answer 3

back in the day last names where either your profession, whose son you were, or where you came from



like a common last name ericson is derived from Son of Eric



idk about platt



but dangerfield almost sounds like what alot of germans did during WW2 when they came to america they changed their name a bit so it wouldnt seem german



example, in Back to the Future Doc's last name is Brown, his parents changed it from Braun or something

Answer 4

Dangerfield :

Maybe the field where he/she worked etc... of the person was dangerous.

Thats why ''danger field''.

Platt is a german word for ''Low''.

Maybe the person was a ''Platt''(dirty , low) person :P.

Or he lived in ''Platt-Land'' places .Holland has alot of such places :-)

But thats my theory.