Falconer meaning | Last name Falconer origin

A variant of Faulkner. See Falconer - One who pursued the sport of falconry, so much admired in the middle ages, when a patrician was recognised by "his horse, his hawk, and his greyhound." Kings and great men kept a state falconer, and in such estimation was the office held in Norman times that Domesday Book shows us four different tenants-in-chief besides others who are described each as Accipitrarius- hawker, or falconer. Even at the present time the Duke of St. Albans holds the office of Hereditary Grand Falconer of England; and a late possessor of the title made an unsuccessful attempt to reinstate the sport, which, however picturesque, is not exactly adapted to these days of minie-rifles and long shots.

Falconer is variant of Faulconer. See Falconer - One who pursued the sport of falconry, so much admired in the middle ages, when a patrician was recognised by "his horse, his hawk, and his greyhound." Kings and great men kept a state falconer, and in such estimation was the office held in Norman times that Domesday Book shows us four different tenants-in-chief besides others who are described each as Accipitrarius- hawker, or falconer. Even at the present time the Duke of St. Albans holds the office of Hereditary Grand Falconer of England; and a late possessor of the title made an unsuccessful attempt to reinstate the sport, which, however picturesque, is not exactly adapted to these days of minie-rifles and long shots.

One who kept and trained falcons or hawks; one who hunted with falcons; dweller at the sign of the falcon.

Lastname is a variant form of Faulkner. The falconer, i.e., one who keeps and trains falcons or hawks to hunt game.

The is the variant form of Falknor. The falconer, i.e., one who keeps and trains falcons or hawks to hunt game.

One who pursued the sport of falconry, so much admired in the middle ages, when a patrician was recognised by "his horse, his hawk, and his greyhound." Kings and great men kept a state falconer, and in such estimation was the office held in Norman times that Domesday Book shows us four different tenants-in-chief besides others who are described each as Accipitrarius- hawker, or falconer. Even at the present time the Duke of St. Albans holds the office of Hereditary Grand Falconer of England; and a late possessor of the title made an unsuccessful attempt to reinstate the sport, which, however picturesque, is not exactly adapted to these days of minie-rifles and long shots.

Surname is a form of Falkiner. See Falconer - One who pursued the sport of falconry, so much admired in the middle ages, when a patrician was recognised by "his horse, his hawk, and his greyhound." Kings and great men kept a state falconer, and in such estimation was the office held in Norman times that Domesday Book shows us four different tenants-in-chief besides others who are described each as Accipitrarius- hawker, or falconer. Even at the present time the Duke of St. Albans holds the office of Hereditary Grand Falconer of England; and a late possessor of the title made an unsuccessful attempt to reinstate the sport, which, however picturesque, is not exactly adapted to these days of minie-rifles and long shots.

The surname Falconer is the variant form of Fawkener. See Falconer - One who pursued the sport of falconry, so much admired in the middle ages, when a patrician was recognised by "his horse, his hawk, and his greyhound." Kings and great men kept a state falconer, and in such estimation was the office held in Norman times that Domesday Book shows us four different tenants-in-chief besides others who are described each as Accipitrarius- hawker, or falconer. Even at the present time the Duke of St. Albans holds the office of Hereditary Grand Falconer of England; and a late possessor of the title made an unsuccessful attempt to reinstate the sport, which, however picturesque, is not exactly adapted to these days of minie-rifles and long shots.