Hello,
i have stummbled upon this old thread after many hours down a rabbit hole trying to find out the same thing.
My family tree in Australia traces back to Pound, then to Pounds, and then then the trail goes dead with a 'John Kibblewhite POUNDS' born 1645 in East Garston, Berkshire, England.
this is the first time we see 'kibblewhite' appear in our ancestry tree.
my research leads to to believe there is some connection going on with the kibblewhite/pounds in this county, at that time....but i am not sure why people in this time, farmers, most likely, would take an alias? i cant find any info on the connection between them.
i am desperate to delve back further than 1645...but i am unsure as the trail goes cold.
i am going to visit this part of the world soon, to see the records and ask around the town myself. who knows what i'll find.
kial