Welcome to DNA Ancestor Communities! Here you can learn about your own ancestry as well as explore wide-ranging topics such as genetics, genealogy, and world history. We have ten DNA Ancestry forums, including several found nowhere else, such as Melungeon, Romani, and Cherokee. You may read any posts in any forum but to reply or start a new thread you must register. Please click at the top right corner to register or log in.
If you're not sure where to start, register, choose a forum, and jump in. DNA Ancestor Communities is for everyone, from novice to expert. Our experienced moderators will be happy to guide you during your search for answers and information, and of course everyone likes to hear personal stories. Come on in!
Surname
Moderators: suelevin1, dnacommunities, teresapy, dpyates, jakayj
Re: Surname
I checked with Dr. Yates, and he sent this for you:
Askew can be traced to a Norman William de Ascough, named after Aiscough, an Old Norse place-name. His family could have been Jewish or crypto-Jewish, particularly since he was “father of the English navy.” Other admirals and naval administrators who were crypto-Jewish were William Penn, John Pepys and Sir Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham. Many of these are discussed in "Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America," esp. chapter one, "Mapmakers, Privateers and Promoters." But the name itself is Old Norse/Norman and seems to have something to do with an oak.
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Askew
Donald N. Yates, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
DNA Consultants
P.O. Box 2477
Longmont, CO 80502
tel. 480 292-9820
www.dnaconsultants.com
[email protected]
Hope this helps,
Jakay
Askew can be traced to a Norman William de Ascough, named after Aiscough, an Old Norse place-name. His family could have been Jewish or crypto-Jewish, particularly since he was “father of the English navy.” Other admirals and naval administrators who were crypto-Jewish were William Penn, John Pepys and Sir Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham. Many of these are discussed in "Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America," esp. chapter one, "Mapmakers, Privateers and Promoters." But the name itself is Old Norse/Norman and seems to have something to do with an oak.
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Askew
Donald N. Yates, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
DNA Consultants
P.O. Box 2477
Longmont, CO 80502
tel. 480 292-9820
www.dnaconsultants.com
[email protected]
Hope this helps,
Jakay
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 17 guests