English surnames of Norse origin
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Norse invaders ruled much of northern England, in the 9th and 10th centuries, and left English surnames of Danish origin in the area now called the Danelaw.[1]
According to Origins of English Surnames and A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances, English surnames that have their source in the language of the Norse invaders include: Algar,[1] Allgood,[1] Collings,[1] Copsey,[1] Dowsing,[1] Drabble,[1] Eetelbum,[2] Gamble,[1] Goodman,[1] Grave,[1] Grime,[1] Gunn,[1] Hacon,[1] Harold,[1] Hemming,[1] Ketelbum,[2] Knott,[1] Mainwaring,[2] Mannerink,[2] Orme,[1] Osborne,[1] Osborn,[1] Osmund,[1] Quinnell,[2] Ransom,[2] Ranson,[2] Raven,[1] Rolf,[1] Seagrim,[1] Starbuck,[2] Storey,[1] Thurgood,[1] Tookey,[1] Toope,[1] Toovey,[1] Tovey,[1] Truelove,[2] Tubb,[1] Turk.[1]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Joslin Fiennes (2017). "Origins of English Surnames". Robert Hale Limited. ISBN 9780719824449. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901). "A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances". H. Frowde. Archived from the original on 2008. Retrieved 2017-10-26.