so i assume at some point in the past one of my grandfathers was a smart-arse

so no

what my surname implies.

Guess... pretty cool.

But apparently they were wealthy enough.

but by the sounds of it all my forefathers had white hair.

:D

Not me. A guy in work.

.....

"The general consensus about the surname is that was in all likelihood given to a person who was inflexible, hard, firm, or enduring. Exactly the properties of the metal.

There is no hard evidence to suggest it was meant to signify the person was light fingered or a thief. Far more likely is that the name Steel could have grown to indicate that the person was a blacksmith or worker in steel.

The variant of the surname is Steele and much the same applies to that spelling as to the shorter version."

People who spell it with the 'e' on the end make my life that much more difficult.

Which makes me proud.

so yeah. i'd say my ancestors killed stuff with birds.

= dweller of the pit.

which is lovely.

'a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)'.

RLY.

(Origin Scottish) From the Anglo Saxon Grim, Dutch, Grim, German, Grimm, Welsh, grem, Gaelic, gruaim, surly, sullen, dark, having a fierce and stern look, courageous.

Sounds about right.

First found in Yorkshire, where they were seated from ancient times.

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Brummitts to arrive on North American shores: Joseph Broomhead, who arrived in New York city in 1819; George Broomhead, who was Naturalized in Wisconsin in 1862; James Broomhead who arrived in Philadelphia in 1870.

Motto Translated: Things increase by union.

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This may explain why there are less than 200 people in the UK with my surname, but literally thousands in Tennessee alone.

From South East England, originally gamekeepers. Not to be confused with gamesmasters, as that would be a totally different thing entirely.

Slave?

but i hope it means burn, because my surname is burbridge and i'd like to think, literally or socially, my family burn bridges

cowboy.

plural of boss, although that's not really where the name is from.

I hope it's digging and not dressing.