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Work Name Meaning
Scottish (Orkney): habitational name from the lands of Work in the parish of Saint Ola, Orkney.
English: from Middle English werk ‘earthwork, fortification’, Older Scots wark ‘work, building’ (both from Old English (ge)weorc), a topographic or occupational name for a person who lived or worked at a fort, earthwork, or similar construction, or a habitational name from any place so called, such as Wark (Northumberland).
Danish: habitational name from a place so called.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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