The ours Surname
ours Name Meaning and History
- from ours ‘bear’ (Latin ursus), hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble a bear (e.g. a large, lumbering person, or an unsociable one), or local name for someone who lived in a house distinguished with the sign of a bear.
- from the old personal name Ours, not common, derived from Latin Ursus, which was the name of some early saints in Gaul.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 36 - Messages: 194
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| OURS/ Auer/Awer/Hour Family |
 mountroyal
| 40 |
| Ours in Petersburg WV |
mimi_of_2
| 16 |
| Susan Ours |
susansylke1
| 1 |
| Issac Ours Md 12 August 1847 Rhoda Casto Upshur Co. WVA | L Smith | 2 |
| Issac B Ours OH | linda ours biggs | 2 |
| Ours family in W. Va | Jami Blackman Ours | 2 |
| Poe or Jay Ours |
AliceTower
| 20 |
| Dow OURS & Sarah HUNT-OURS 1920 Kenosha\WI | Andrew BROWN | 0 |
| ary-ours-Austrew | Linda | 1 |
| ISAAC EDWARD OURS | FLOYD DETRICK, JR. | 1 |
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