Family Mottoes
Hoare Motto
Gallic: De Hóra
Original Language: In ardua.
= On high
Alternative meaning of Hoare: "White" (as in "hoar frost")
Crest and Motto on EWTH Signet ring:
Griffin on a crown with the text: HORA y SEMPRE
Origin of the name Treadaway
The Anglo-Saxon Surname of Treadway originated from the Cornish name Thretheway. Thretheway stands for "Settlement of Little David". There are many derivatives of the name: Threthway, Tredway, Tredaway, Treadaway, and Tredoway. The Treadway's were originally Saxon's (an early Germanic tribe).
Origin of the name Downer
The Downer family has descended through the lines of the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived as inhabitants by the down. The surname Downer is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.