The balance of power between the Federal government. When we think of a âbalance of powerâ we think of a weighing of interests between two entities, in this case the federal and state governments of the United States, both of which have vested interests in the powers which control and shape the nation.
The surname Webb was first found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat anciently from about the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. This name is confined south of a line drawn from the Wash to the Dee.
The surname Darby is a corruption of Derby the city in England. Ripley comes from the place in Derbyshire. Other examples of surnames derived from place names are Bakewell, Bampton, Eccleston and Southcott (cott is an old word for cottage).Denton and Southwell are also derived from village names.r if they lived by towers they might get the surname Towers. The origin of the surnames Orchard and Pond are obvious. The surnames Wick, Wicke, Wickes and Wicks all come from the old word wick, which meant a specialized farm. So does Whicker (dweller at the wick).