My Origins?

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My Origins?

I'm trying to figure out where my ansestors came from. My last name is pritt, my mom's maiden name is kresovich, i know thats serbian, my dad's mom's maiden name is Gregg, and my mom's mom's maiden name is Tourneux, obviously french. Can someone help?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: PRITT - English
pritt is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin. It was a name given to a crafty or cunning individual. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English word pr㦴ig, which meant crafty. Some variants of the name have the suffix man appended to them; this seems to have occurred sometime in the late 15th or early 16th centuries.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Prettyman, Pretyman, Pretty and others.

First found in Staffordshire where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Pretty settled in New England in 1654; Thomas and Penelope Pretty settled in Virginia in 1654; George Pretty settled in Virginia in 1607; thirteen years before the "Mayflower".

GREGG - could be German or Scottish

GERMAN:
Spelling variations of this family name include: Grogg, Gregg, Grogan, Groch, Greck, Grech, Gragg and many more.

First found in Baden, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Gregg who landed in New Hampshire in 1718; Hugh Gregg settled in Charles Town S.C. in 1766; Alexander Gregg settled in South Carolina in 1820; another Alexander settled in New York in 1822.

SCOTTISH:
The ancient Pictish-Scottish name gregg comes from a diminutive form of the personal name Gregory. The Gaelic form of the name was Griogair, which was borrowed from the Latin name Gregorius. This in turn came from the Greek name Gregorios, a derivative of the word "gregorein," which means to be "awake" or to be "watchful."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gregg, Greig and others.

First found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Gregg who landed in New Hampshire in 1718; Hugh Gregg settled in Charles Town S.C. in 1766; Alexander Gregg settled in South Carolina in 1820; another Alexander settled in New York in 1822.

TOURNEUX - French

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tournier, Tourniez, Tourni㩬 Tourni㩥, Tourniay, Turnier, Turniez, Turni㩬 Turni㩥, Turniay, Turney, Turnez, Tourney, Tournez, Tourniaie, Tourniais, Tourniait, Turniaie, Turniais, Tournierre, Tourniere, Turnierre, Turniere, Le Tournier, Le Tourniez, Le Tourni㩬 La Tourni㩥, Le Tourniay, La Tournierre, La Tourniere, La Turnierre, La Turniere, Les Tournieres, Les Tournierres, Les Turnierres and many more.

First found in Languedoc, where this renowned family was seated since ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Turnez settled in Philadelphia in 1772; Francis Turney settled in Philadelphia in 1868; James Turney settled in Philadelphia in 1855; James Turney settled in Virginia in 1652.