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Cantwell (surname)
Cantwell is a surname of Irish Catholic origin, originally de Conteville. The surname is from Ireland, found also in English speaking countries such the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.P. Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames. Irish Genealogical Foundation, 1921. . The Cantwell Family Landmarks can be found in Cantwellscourt Ireland with the Cantwell's Castle and the Cantwell Fada the Cantwells are of Irish Catholic Origin. People with the surname *Christopher Cantwell (Soccer Player), ex player of Werder Bremen and played for college of Wooster * Christopher Cantwell (white supremacist) (born 1980) *Christopher Cantwell (filmmaker), co-creator of the TV series ''Halt and Catch Fire'' *Colin Cantwell, American science fiction concept artist *''Georgina Cantwell'' (born 1990), contestant on Big Brother UK in 2016, Millionaire Heiress * Harry A. Cantwell (died 1972), American politician and physician *Hendrika B. Cantwell (born 1925), Dutch-American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conteville (other)
Conteville is the name or part of the name of several commune in France, communes in France: *Conteville, Calvados, in the Calvados ''département'' *Conteville, Eure, in the Eure ''département'' *Conteville, Oise, in the Oise ''département'' *Conteville, Seine-Maritime, in the Seine-Maritime ''département'' *Conteville, Somme, in the Somme ''département'' *Conteville-en-Ternois, in the Pas de Calais ''département'' *Conteville-lès-Boulogne, in the Pas de Calais ''département'' See also *Odon de Conteville {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitaker Chambers
Whittaker Chambers (born Jay Vivian Chambers; April 1, 1901 – July 9, 1961) was an American writer-editor, who, after early years as a Communist Party member (1925) and Soviet spy (1932–1938), defected from the Soviet underground (1938), worked for ''Time'' magazine (1939–1948), and then testified about the Ware Group in what became the Hiss case for perjury (1949–1950), often referred to as the trial of the century, all described in his 1952 memoir ''Witness''. Afterwards, he worked as a senior editor at '' National Review'' (1957–1959). US President Ronald Reagan awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1984. Background Chambers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and spent his infancy in Brooklyn. His family moved to Lynbrook, Long Island, New York State, in 1904, where he grew up and attended school. His parents were Jay Chambers and Laha Whittaker. He described his childhood as troubled because of his parents' separation and their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surnames Of Irish Origin
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
