Origin or Meaning of Surnames

westfalen-l
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I'm looking for the origin of several names and
meanings. Some may be out of the Westfalen area. If
so, can someone tell me where to find the information?

1. Vortkamp - Bauerschaft, Averesch, Germany

2. Schmacker - Emsburen, Leschede, Germany
There is a lineage listed in Hanover.

3. Hare - Wuerttemberg, Germany
This name could have been Herr or Heer in Germany.

4. Sch�nung - Grevenhausen, Lambrecht, Palatinate,
Bavaria and Lindenberg, Lambrecht, Palatine, Bavaria.
This name was originaly spelled Genon (Gennon) in
Nousson, Ardennes, Frankreich.

I appreciated any help in connecting these lineages.

Sylvia:)

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Hello Sylvia,

it is difficult to separate : which is surname and which is a location ... ?
(the more precise the question, the more precise the answer will be...)

Concerning the meaning of names of locations (and often derived surnames), you should consult
"Die westf�l. Ortsnamen nach ihren Grundw�rtern" by H. Jellinghaus, Verlag F. Sch�ningh, Osnabr�ck (1923), and follow the work of Prof. J�rgen Udolph (http://cgi.uni-muenster.de/exec/Rektorat/upm.php?rubrik=Alle&neu=0&monat=200603&nummer=07412)

Quickly, just two that stick out :

1. Vortkamp - Bauerschaft, AVERESCH, Germany

Averesch
Bauersch. in Deutschland, Kgrch Preussen, Prov. Westfalen, Reg.-Bz. M�nster, Kr. Ahaus, AGer Ahaus, Ld-Gem. Kirchspiel Wessum, ev. Kspl Ahaus, kath. Kspl Wessum, SdsAmt Wessum, Amt Wessum, (1895) 93 Geb�ude, 561 Ew. Postb. Ottenstein.
Quellennachweis:
Gem.-Lexikon Preussen, Bd. X (Prov. Westfalen), Volksz�hl. 2. Dez. 1895, Verlag der K�nigl. Statist. Bureaus, Berlin (1897), Seite 16
Ritters Geograph.-Statist. Lexikon, Bd. A-K, 8. Aufl. (1895), Ed. J. Penzler, Otto Wiegand, Leipzig, Seite 121
- HL, Ver. 1.2 -

2. Schmacker - Emsburen, LESCHEDE, Germany
There is a lineage listed in Hanover.

Leschede (... like Emsb�ren in Kr. Lingen ["County Lingen" ...])
Bauersch. in Deutschland, Kgrch Preussen, Prov. Hannover, Reg.-Bz. Osnabr�ck, Kr. Lingen, AGer Lingen, 387 Ew. Postb. Telegr. EBStL Emden <> M�nster der Preuss. Staatsbahn.
Quellennachweis:
Ritters Geograph.-Statist. Lexikon, Bd. L-Z, 8. Aufl. (1895), Ed. J. Penzler, Otto Wiegand, Leipzig, Seite 49
- HL, Ver. 1.2 -

Greetings
Hanno (V.J.Kolbe)