Genealogy Chat

Hello, does anybody know if this surname is Jewish? My husband is a Jones (boo hoo!!) and his grandmother was Ellen Greenhalgh. A few years ago, my husband was found to have a blood disorder - Factor XI deficiency. Apparantly this is quite rare in English people. I googled the disorder and have found that it is very common in Ashknezi Jews. As far as I understand, Ashkenazi Jews were European. I am thinking of trying to do his grandmothers side of the tree and am just wondering how likely they are to turn out to be Jewish - the blood disorder has to originate somewhere!! Thanks and best wishes Carol.

I always thought Greenhalgh was a good old fashioned Lancashire name! I have never heard of it being Jewish. OC

Old Crone, you may be right!! I have heard vaguely that it is Jewish, but I usually get things wrong - I AM good at that!! And we do live in Lancashire (well Greater Manchester now)! Thanks for your reply. Best wishes Carol

Have you looked on the Greenhalgh webby? Its www(.)greenhalgh-web(.)co(.)uk/index(.)htm lose the brackets

Hi Karen, thank you for that link. Just been to have a look and can't see anything to reinforce the idea that Greenhalgh is Jewish! Probably me barking up the wrong tree as usual! Best wishes Carol

Not a Jewish name its native to Lancashire were it probably goes back to the doomsday book.They could still be Jewish though.

Found this from Googling:

"Of patients with bleeding disorders in the United Kingdom, 5% have FXI deficiency, and most of these patients are not of Jewish heritage."

Rose

This should help.........

http://www.greenhalgh-web.co.uk/Origins%20and%20meaning.htm

Alistair

I always thought any name ending in halgh was from Lancs? Apparently name origins says its Green Island.