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William, Duke of Normandy, successfully invaded England in 1066, and this invasion left a lasting legacy in the English language, in general, and in surnames, in particular. According to Christopher Daniell, in From Norman Conquest to Magna Carta , 1140 marked what might be the first recorded use of a modern surname, inherited by multiple ...
Many of these surnames were brought to Scotland by Anglo-Normans, whose surnames were derived from either lands in Normandy or in England (for example, Bruce is derived from Brix in Manche, France, [10] Crawford is derived from Crawford, South Lanarkshire, in the south of Scotland, Barton is derived from Dumbarton, or the several villages and ...
Anthony de Lucy (1283– 10 June 1343) fought at the Battle of Bannockburn, 1314, under Lord Clifford; became Warden of the West March in 1318; arrested and put on trial Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, 1323, and was made Lord of Cockermouth in that year; made Chief Justiciar of Ireland in 1331; was keeper of Berwick and justiciar of English-held Scotland, 1334–37.
The name is probably derived from the town of Colville in Normandy. [2] The first of the name to appear in Scotland was Philip de Colville who is found as a witness to a charter to Dunfermline Monastery some time before 1159. [2] In 1174 Phillip de Colville was one of the hostages used for the release of William the Lion under the Treaty of ...
Gourlay is possibly a surname from these knights and seemed to arrive in Scotland in the 12th century. [4] The earliest reference to the name is to a man known as Ingelram de Gourlay in Lothian . It is believed Ingelram de Gourlay accompanied William the Lion in 1174, and witnessed one of his charters circa 1200.
By the twelfth century, the Somervilles were granted land and title of lord in Scotland and were at one time among the noble families of Scotland. Alternatively, Somerville can also be a Scottish [citation needed] clan surname. [1] The Irish House of Somerville began when William Somerville came to Ireland in 1690.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Surnames of British Isles origin. It includes Surnames of British Isles origin that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.