[131] Cf. Chenevix, old oak, a name introduced by the Huguenots.
[132] Other examples quoted by Mr Hardy are Priddle, from Paridelle, and Debbyhouse—"The Debbyhouses who now be carters were once the de Bayeux family" (Tess of the d'Urbervilles, v. 35).
[133] These names are supposed to have been generally conferred in consequence of characters represented in public performances and processions. In some cases they imply that the bearer was in the employment of the dignitary. We find them in other languages, e.g., Fr. Leroy, Leduc, Lévêque; Ger. König, Herzog, Bischof. Lévêque has given Eng. Levick, Vick, and (Trotty) Veck.
[134] Gross, twelve dozen, seems to be of Germanic origin, the duodecimal hundred, Ger. Grosshundert, being Norse or Gothic. But Ger. Grosshundert means 120 only.
[135] Surplice, Old Fr. surpelis, is a compound of the same word. It was worn "over fur" in unheated medieval churches.
[136] Another, and commoner, source of the name is from residence at a "corner."
[137] See quotation from Henry IV. (p. [155]).
[138] The obsolete hay, hedge, is also a common surname, Hay, Haig, Haigh, etc.
[139] The following occur in the index to Bardsley's English Surnames:—Blackinthemouth, Blubber, Calvesmawe, Cleanhog, Crookbone, Damned-Barebones, Drunkard, Felon, Greenhorn, Halfpenny, Hatechrist, Hogsflesh, Killhog, Leper, Mad, Measle, Milksop, Outlaw, Peckcheese, Peppercorn, Poorfish, Pudding, Ragman, Scorchbeef, Sourale, Sparewater, Sweatinbed, Twopenny, Widehose. Some of these are still found.
[140] Cf. also Ital. Bevilacqua.