Colonial Naming Patterns
English and Welsh
Old German Naming Patterns
Old Irish Naming Patterns
Scottish Naming Patterns
Surname Mean

English and Welsh 1700-1870

First Daughter was named after the Mother's Mother  
Second Daughter was named after the Mother's Father's Mother  
Third Daughter was named after the Mother   
Fourth Daughter was named after the Mother's oldest Sister                 

First Son was named after the Father's Father 
Second Son was named after the Mother's Mother 
Third Son was named after the Father 
Fourth Son was named after the Father's oldest Brother  

               

In 18th & 19th Century Britain families generally tended to name their children in a specific pattern as follows:

Males

• First-born Son - father's father
• Second-born Son - mother's father
• Third-born Son - father
• Fourth-born Son - father's eldest brother
• Fifth-born Son - father's 2nd oldest brother or mother's oldest brother

Females

• First-born Daughter - mother's mother
• Second-born Daughter - father's mother
• Third-born Daughter - mother
• Fourth-born Daughter - mother's eldest sister
• Fifth-born Daughter - mother's 2nd oldest sister or father's oldest sister   
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