Middlemiss


Middlemiss is originally a Scottish surname with a number of variants.
In his reference work "The Surnames of Scotland", George F Black includes the surnames Middlemas, Middlemass and Middlemiss as one and identifies the source of the name as an area around Kelso, Roxburghshire in the Eastern Borders of Scotland and specifically a place Middlemestlands. Further variations Midlemas and Middlemist appear in "A dictionary of English Surnames" by P H Reaney where those authors also indicate the Scottish source of the surname.
The indexes of births, deaths and marriages registrations in England and Scotland will show further variations to include Middlemast, Middlemess, Middlemoss, Middlemost and Middlemus.
Notable people with the surname include: