Quote Originally Posted by highlander_Daz View Post
a branch of my family is called "green" which is traditionally an English name however they are all Pikeys, my uncle claims is from the word "Grain" which means "the sun" or a mispelling of "Greer" by a short sighted priest from "Mc Gregor"
Hi cousin!

My surname is "Green". Both of my parent's families hail from Ireland. I was told by my dad that the name "Green" was adopted when the family moved from Ireland to London to hide their Irish heritage so to avoid prejudice. Anyone heard that theory before?