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Beginning in the late 1500s and peaking in the wake of the Edict of Fontainebleau (1685), French Protestant refugees from France, the Huguenots, brought surnames like Dubarry (Aquitaine), Blanchard (whole France), Duhamel (Normandy, Picardy) and Dupuy (Aquitaine) into the English namespace, when the historical record shows these names had not been present prior to the fifteenth century.
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Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,376 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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de Lacy (Laci, Lacie, Lascy, Lacey, Lassey) is the surname of an old Norman family which originated from Lassy, Calvados. The family took part in the Norman Conquest of England and the later Norman invasion of Ireland. The name is first recorded for Hugh de Lacy (1020–1085).
As a surname of French origin the name is a regional name denoting someone from Normandy. [1] As a surname of Dutch origin the surname is an ethnic name for someone of Norwegian descent. [1] As a surname of Jewish (Ashkenazic) origin the surname is a variant of Nordman. [1] As a surname of Jewish (American) origin the surname is an ...
It should only contain pages that are Feminine surnames or lists of Feminine surnames, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Feminine surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .