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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 ...
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.
Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,354 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Gastineau Channel named after John Gastineau, an English Civil Engineer and Surveyor with a French surname. [18]: 361–362 Compare with Gatineau, Quebec. Juneau named after Joseph Juneau, French-Canadian prospector and gold miner [18]: 480 La Chaussée Spit at the entrance of Lituya Bay.
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The Bettencourt family is a French noble family of Norman origin. The head of the family in the 14th century, Jean de Béthencourt, organized an expedition to conquer the Canary Islands, resulting in his being made King of the Canary Islands by Pope Innocent VII.
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