Surname Origins (Montgomery branch)

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Botterell
A Cornish surname, probably originated at Tibida Boterel, a place in southeast Britanny. In 1284, the Boterels settled in Cornwall at what is now Boscastle. The name is found mainly in West Cornwall and Northamptonshire. (Also Botterall, Botrall, Bottrell, Botterill). Rev. Edmund Botterell arrived 1836 in Quebec City.

Flanders
A name given to a native of Flanders, an historical county of the Low Countries including what are now parts of northern France, western Belgium, and southwest Netherlands. Steven Flanders arrived 1638, settling in Salisbury, MA.

Harrington
Possibly derived from an Old English place name from Cumbria (Haferingtun), Lincolnshire (Haeringtun) or Northamptonshire (Hederingeton), or adopted as an Anglicized form of a Gaelic name such as Ó hArrachtáin, Ó hIongardai or Ó hOireachtaigh. Robert Harrington arrived 1634, settling in Watertown, MA.

Henderson
A Scottish patronymic from Hendry, a chiefly Scottish variant of the personal name Henry. Related names include the Gaelic MacEanruig (also MacHendry, MacKendrick, etc.), and the Old English Henrie (also Hendry, Hendron, d’Handresson, etc.). George Henderson arrived 1812 in Quebec City .

Montgomery
Of Norman origin, Montgomery is derived from a hill in Calvados, France, which in turn is named after the Germanic personal name of Gumaric. Legend holds that the name can be traced back to a Roman commander called Gomericus. (Also, Montgomerie, MacIomaire, MacGumaraid). Hugh Montgomery arrived 1832, settling in Morrisburg, ON.

Rath
A German name derived from the Middle High German ‘Rat’ or, occasionally, from an Irish place name, Rath, or a shortened form of McIlwraith. William Rath came to South Gower, ON before 1842.

Richardson
An English patronymic from the personal name Richard. This has undoubtedly also assimilated like-sounding cognates from other languages, such as the Swedish Richardsson. Ruston
A place name from one of several places in Norfolk (Ristuna or Ruston Parva), North Yorkshire (Rostune), and East Yorkshire (Roreston). John Ruston came to Elgin, Quebec in 1824.

Slack
A place name from West Yorkshire in England or Dumfriesshire or Roxburghshire in Scotland, or possibly derived from the Middle Dutch slac, meaning careless, or from the northern Middle English slack, for shallow valley. It may also be an Americanized spelling of Slovenian Slak. George Slack arrived 1836 in Eaton, QC.

Spafford
A Yorkshire place name from Spofford or possibly, in some instances, from Spofforth in North Yorkshire. (Also Spofford, Spafard). John Spafford (Spofford) arrived 1638 in Rowley, MA.

Stevens
An English patronymic from the personal name Steven. It is also found in this spelling as a Dutch and North German name, and as an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name, as well as cognate names in other European languages such as Stefan and Steffen and their derivatives. Cyprian Stevens arrived 1660 in Lancaster, MA.

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