ANDERSON is the ninth most common surname in America, and owes that position to the popularity of the name Andrew in England, Scotland, and Scandinavian countries. Andrew (man) was the first of the disciples called by Jesus, and was a revered name due to its church influences through medieval times. St. Andrew is the patron saint of both Scotland and Russia and many given names were chosen to honor the saint.	The very first record of the family name BARNARD was found in Westmoreland, which is located in the English and Scotttish Border Ridings. The BARNARD family traces their ancestral roots back to Strathclyde Briton origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of the English and Scotttish Border Ridings and later other countries.	The history of this ancient Berwickshire family traces its ancestry as a family of Anglo Saxon origin before the year 1100 and appears first in the ancient records in Berwickshire. This completely researched parchment history of the ENGLISH family not only includes in full colour the most ancient family name Coat of Arms but traces the surname origin forward from the 11th or 12th century.
Free is the term used to identify a man that was free-born, as opposed to those born as serfs during the feudal system of the middle ages. It is derived from Old English freo = free. FREEMAN, Freebody are variations. Cognate forms include Frei, Freier, Freyer, Frey, Freimann, Freymann (German); Frig, Frigge, Frige, Frie, Friehe, Freye, Friemann (Low German); Frey, Frei, Freyman, Freiman (Swedish).	The history of this ancient Galway family traces its ancestry as a family of Irish origin before the year 1100 and appears first in the ancient records in Galway. This completely researched parchment history of the GRADY family not only includes in full colour the most ancient family name Coat of Arms but traces the surname origin forward from the 11th or 12th century.	The very first record of the family name HOLT was found in Lancashire, which is located in England. The HOLT family traces their ancestral roots back to Anglo Saxon origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of England and later other countries.
The very first record of the family name MCINNIS was found in Argyllshire, which is located in Scotland. The MCINNIS family traces their ancestral roots back to Dalriadian origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of Scotland and later other countries.	The very first record of the family name MILLER was found in Dumfriesshire, which is located in the Scottish English Border Ridings. The MILLER family traces their ancestral roots back to Strathclyde Briton origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of the Scottish English Border Ridings and later other countries.	The very first record of the family name PERRY was found in Hampshire , which is located in England. The PERRY family traces their ancestral roots back to Norman origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of England and later other countries.
The very first record of the family name RUIZ was found in Castile, which is located in Spain. The RUIZ family traces their ancestral roots back to Spanish origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of Spain and later other countries.	Watson is a patronymic form of the English and Scottish name Watt, which came from the extremely popular Middle English given name Wat or Watt, which was a pet form of the name Walter. Diminutive forms of Watt are WATKIN, Watking, Watling, Whatling; patronymic forms are Wattis, Watts, Watson; patronymics from diminutives are Whatkins, Watkiss, Watkeys, Gwatkins (Wales) Swatkins (Gloucester), and Watkinson.	The very first record of the family name VARNEY was found in Buckinghamshire, which is located in England. The VARNEY family traces their ancestral roots back to Norman origin before the year 1100.  From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of England and later other countries.
The very first record of the family name WENTWORTH was found in Yorkshire, which is located in England. The Wentworth family traces their ancestral roots back to Anglo Saxon origin before the year 1100.  From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of England and later other countries.	The very first record of the family name BROWN was found in Cumberland, which is located in the English and Scotttish Border Ridings. The BROWN family traces their ancestral roots back to Norman origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of the English and Scotttish Border Ridings and later other countries.	The very first record of the family name WOOD was found in Dumfriesshire, which is located in England. The WOOD family traces their ancestral roots back to Norman origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of England and later other countries.

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