Banks 1637 (now extinct in the Isle of Mann) This family held property in Onchan for many years. BANKS's Howe, was named from them.

Bacon ;The first member of this family settled in the Isle of Mann in 1724.

Bacon;

Bacon

Baily;

Baily;

Baly;


Bayly;

Baye;

Ballard;

Birmingham

Black: The origin of the Black family in Man appears in a passage in the MS. Lib. Scaccarii, to. 41 :-" 22 Sept., 1654. This day John Blacke Scottishman (now and for severall years past a shop-keeper and inhabiter in Ramsey tonne) hath upon his humble request to the Governor become a free denizon and been naturalized to the cuntry, and to that end hath taken the oath of allegeance and fidelity in these words," etc. He died 26th March, 1664, and was buried at Kirk Christ, Lezayre (Mon. Inscrptns.); and many of his descendants after him.

Black ;

Blackburn ;The first may have been Hugh Blackburne, Constable to the Earl of Derby in 1526 (Mx Mus. Jnl., No. 32). a William Blackburne noted prior to 1428

Blackburn ;

Blackburn; Blakman ;

Bodagh;

Ine body;

Borwan;

Boyd ; MacGiolla Buidhe,'Giolla-bhulde's son,' or the 'yellow-haired youth's son.' (See Note on Giollaunder MYLROI)

Boyd ;

Boyd ;

Boyd 1742 BOYD is not such a common name now as formerly Ballaugh, Michael (vc), German, Lezayre (c), elsewhere (u)

MacGILLABHUIDHE A.D. 1100 

Conn MacGILLABHUIDHE, Abbot of Mangairid A.D. 1100MACGILLA BUIDHE, in Ireland, is corrupted into MACGILLA BOY, and then into McAvoy, McEvoy, MACBOYD, and BOYD, though McAvoy and McEvoy are strictly speaking contractions of MACAEDHA BUIDHE.. Aedh, the Yellow's son,' where Buidhe isa mere nickname.

Conn MacGILLABHUIDHE, Abbot of Mangairid A.D. 1100'The name BODDAGH (extinct), which is probably the same name originally as BOYD, has by the middle ofthe eighteenth century been in every case changed into BOYD, which latter name is still pronounced BODDAGH by a few old Manx people.

Conn MacGILLABHUIDHE, Abbot of Mangairid A.D. 1100BODDAGH may, however, be derived from Buadach,'victorious,' or from the nickname Bodach,meaning 'churl'

MacGILLABHUIDHE A.D. 1100  

McOboy, McBooy, M'Bowye, Bedagh 1511MAKABOY was Archdeacon and Rector ofAndreas, A.D. 1270

Boy 1611 

Sorley Boy  

Boid 1617 

Boddaugh 1671;

Boiy 1680;

Bodaugh 1682;

Boddagh 1701;

Bradshagh;

Brech;

BREW ;MacVriew,'the judge's son.'

McBrow   1408 

McBrewe   1417 

Brew   1616  It is possible that BREW may be contracted from MacBrugaidh,'the farmer's son' 

Briew   1648  The Vriew,'now the Deemster, the Scandinavian term having superseded the Celtic, gave 'Breastlaws' to the people. He was identical with the Irish Brehon;

Brew   1660  BREW is a purely Manx name 

MacBrehon  ; (Irish), now universally translated JUDGE  ;Andreas, Lonan, Santon (vc), Ballaugh, Maughold, Lezayre, ew, Onchan (c), elsewhere (u)

Brewer ; Surnames of Locative Origin

Brewer ;

BRIDSON ; Bridgetson,the anglicised form of Mac Brighde. The name Bridson appears to be peculiar to the Isle of Mann.

Giolla-BRIGHDE ; Son of Dubhdara, chief of Muintir Golais, was wounded' A.D. 1146. The original name was MAC GIOLLA BRIGHDE ('Bridget's servant's son,') but the Giolla dropped out at a comparatively early date.

Giolla-BRIGHDE ; ST. BRIDGET, Abbess ofKildare, born about A. D. 450, was the most highly venerated of the lrish fee saints, and, consequently, many were named after her.

Giolla-BRIGHDE ; Son of Dubhdara, chief of Muintir Golais, was wounded' A.D. 1146. The original name was MAC GIOLLA BRIGHDE ('Bridget's servant's son,') but the Giolla dropped out at a comparatively early date.

Giolla-BRIGHDE ; 'SAINT BRIGHIT, virgin, Abbess of Cill-dara, died A.D. 525 Four Mast., Vol. I., P. 171.

Mac GIOLLABRIGHDE ;Another form ofthis name, MAELBRIGHDE, is much commoner in Ireland than MAc GIOLLABRIGHDE, from the gth to the11th century, and in the Isle of Mann we find it on the Runic Stone in Kirk Michael Church-yard, on the southern side of the gate:-MAIL: BRIGDI : Sunr: Athakaus: Smith: raisti: crus, &c. 'MAELBRIGD, the son of Athkaus, the smith, raised this cross.'

MAELBRIGHDE ;son of Spealan, lord of Conaill' A.D. 867.'Bridget's tonstired servant,'-'- has become obsolete both in Ireland and the Isle of Nlann. There is a St.Maelbrighde.

McGildbrid 1511;

Bridson;

Brideson 1628;

Kilbride ;

McBride ;(Gaelic) | Marown, ew, Santon (vc), Braddan, Maughold, Arbory (c), elsewhere (u) .

McBride ;

Browne;

Bullor;

Burscogh;

Butler;

Byrch;