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Kendall - Of Norman English origin, an established gentry family occupying the manors of Pelyn and Treworgy who have resided in Cornwall since the fourteenth century. Rowe – of Norman origin, the name became popular in the region following large-scale Norman settlement. It remains a common surname in Cornwall. Tangye – of Breton origin. [8]
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"Bossence" is a habitational name from the Penwith region of Cornwall near Land's End in South West England. [4] As a surname, it is historically heavily concentrated in the towns and villages of Penzance, Hayle, St Erth, Sancreed, St Just, Morvah, Sennen, and St Buryan.
The full rhyming couplet runs: By Tre Pol and Pen / Shall ye know all Cornishmen, [1] [2] a version of which was recorded by Richard Carew in his Survey of Cornwall, published in 1602. [3] Many Cornish surnames and place names still retain these words as prefixes, such as the surname Trelawny and the village Polzeath.
The 1881 census of England and Wales listed 454 people with surnames that were variants of Tresise, Trezise, etc. Of these, 309 (68%) lived in Cornwall and Devon, 18 (4%) lived in what today would be considered Greater London and the remainder were distributed throughout the country, particularly in Wales and southern England. [3]
The Rundle family name is a prominent one in many parts of southwest England, particularly Cornwall. [1] Notable people with the surname include: Adam Rundle, English football player; David Rundle, South African cricketer; David Allen Rundle, American serial killer; Emma Ruth Rundle, American singer-songwriter; John Rundle, British politician
John Pearce was the Cornish wrestling champion of Cornwall in 1887 and held the title for 6 years. He won over 24 tournaments in England and the USA. [89] [90] Pearce also claimed to be world Cornish wrestling champion in 1884 [91] and in 1894. [92] Andrew Pears (1770–1845), soap manufacturer who invented Pears soap
A Cornwall Herald attended the coronation of Henry V in 1413 and there was a Cornwall Herald at the battle of Agincourt who, with the Duke of Norfolk, was too ill to take part. During the reigns of Edward IV and Henry VII the March herald was King of Arms of the west parts of England, Wales and Cornwall. [2]