Family Names and Their Story

altered ancestor ancient Anglo-Saxon assumed badge Baron bastard Battle Abbey Battle of Hastings bear became become Bishop blood bore brother called Calvados castle Christian name Church clan Conqueror Conquest cook Cornwall corruption counties daughter derive descended Devon Domesday Duke Earl Edward England English Essex estates family name father French German given Harald Gill Hastings Hence the surname hereditary surnames Hugh Huguenot Hundred Rolls interpolation Ireland Irish John King knight Leland Lord Magnus Magnus Erlingsson maker manors married name remains nicknames noble nomenclature Norman name Normandy Norse occurs origin parish Pays de Caux personal name place-name probably refugee reign of Henry Richard Robert Roger Saxon says Scandinavian Scotland Scottish Seine-Inférieure servant signifies Sigurd Sire sons story surname tenants Thegn Thomas took town trade tribe twelfth century village villein Viscount Wace whence wife William William the Bastard William the Conqueror Yorkshire