Caswell County NcArchives History .....SURNAMES (Last Names) Various Spelling In Caswell Co July 31, 2006
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LAST NAMES (SURNAMES)
ADKIN, ADKINS,ATKINS
ADAM, ADAMS
APLE, APEL, APPLE
BARNETT, BARNET,BENNETT, BENET, BONNET
BEARD, BAIRD, BIRD
BOWE*, BOWEN, BOWER, BOWERS, BOWES, BOWLES, BOLES
BRADSHER, BRATCHER, BRADSHAW
CARRINGTON,CARINGRON, COVINGTON, 
CHAVES, CHAVIS, SHAVIS, SHAVES, CHEVEZ, CHAVIOUS, CHAVOZ, SHAFESS
CLAYBRONE,CLAIBORN,CLAIBORNE, CLAYBORN,
COBB, COBBS, COBS
CONNELLY, CONNALLY,CONALY, CONNELY,CONLY
CORBETT, CORBETTE,CORBET
CUNNINGHAM,CUNINGHAM
CURRIE, CURRY, CURY
DAY, DAYE
EPPES, EPPS
GARLAND, GARLAN,GARLON, GALLAND
HAGOOD, HAGWOOD, HEGWOOD, HAWOOD
HICKS, HIX, HODGE, HODGES, HOGE
HALLOWAY, HOLLIWAY
HUGH, HUGHES, HUGHS, HUGGS
IRVIN, IRVINE, IRVING
JEFFRESS, JEFFRES, JEFFRIES, JEFFERIES,JEFFREYS, JEFFREY,JEFREY, JEFFERS
JEFERS, JEFRIES, JEFFERY
LEA, LEE, LEIGH, 
LIPSCOM, LIPSCOMB
LOWNE, LOWNES, LOWN
MCADEN, MCCADEN, MCADDEN
MCCAIN, MCANN, MACAIN, MCCAINE
MCGEHEE, MCGHEE, MCGEE, MAGEE
MCKINLEY, MCKINNEY,MCKINEY
MABENE, MABEN, MABIN,MABINE, MEBANE,MEBAN, MABIN
NEWMAN, NEUMAN
PHELPS, PHILPS,PHILLIPS, FELPS, PHELP
POOL, POOLE
PILES, PYLES, POWELL
SAUNDERS, SANDERS
SCOTT, SCOTTE, SCOT
STANFIELD, STANDFIELD, STANFELD
STEPHEN, STEPHENS,STEVENS, STEFEN,STEPHON, STEPHENSON
SWAN, SWANN
THOMAS,THOMPSON,THOMASON
TORAIN, TORIAN
VINSTON, VINSON,VINISON
WATKIN, WATKINS, 
WILEY, WILLIAM,WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSN,WILLIAMSON, WMS
WOOD, WOODS,
WOODSON, WOODEN
WRIGHT, RIGHT, RITE
YARBOR, YARBROUGH,YARBOROUGH, YARBRO

Additional Comments:
Spelling of names were not required to be proven by legal documents in the 
early days, names that were recorded on documents was subject to interpretation 
by the writer, which was affected my their interpretation of
what they thought they heard, and relied solely upon the interpreters intellect 
for spelling. This created a variety of spellings for people with the same 
sounding name.   There were no rules governing spelling.  Nor has there always 
been 28 letters of the alphabet.  Some places experienced a shortage of ink and 
paper, thus shortening some names. 

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