Bacon (name)

Bacon is an English surname originally from Normandy and England. In early sources, it also appears as "Bachun" and "Bacun".

Etymology

Its etymology is uncertain, with Charnock favoring a derivation from a diminutive of Germanic bach ("little stream, creek")[1][2] and others from an eponymous seigniory in Normandy or from a corruption of Beacon.[1] It is sometimes folk etymologized from bacon or Germanic bag ("to fight").[3]

List of people

Notable bearers of this surname include:

Further lists

See also

References

Citations

  1. Charnock (1868).
  2. Cognate with Old Norse bekkr which gave its name to Bec Abbey in Normandy.
  3. "Bacon", Internet Surname Database.

Bibliography

  • Charnock, Richard Stephen (1868), "Bacon", Ludus Patronymicus; or, The Etymology of Curious Surnames, London: Trübner & Co., p. 4.
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