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Surnames of English origin. 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.
Taylor is a surname of English origin. It is believed to have developed in England after the Norman invasion. Possibly coming from the Norman occupational surname (meaning tailor) in France. [1][2] derived from the Old French tailleur ("cutter"), [3] which derived from the Catalan Tauler meaning cutting board, or the Galician Tello meaning tile.
Smith is an occupational surname [3] originating in England. It is the most prevalent surname in the United Kingdom, [1][4] the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, [5] and the fifth most common surname in the Republic of Ireland. In the United States, the surname Smith is particularly prevalent among those of English, Scottish ...
Morris is of Anglo-Norman origin and is a relationship name derived from the Middle English and Old French personal name Moreis, or Maurice (from the Latin Mauritius 'Moorish, dark, swarthy'; from Maurus 'a Moor'). [2][3] It was the name of the 3rd century Christian martyr Saint Maurice. [4][user-generated source] According to the 1881 Census ...
Variant form (s) Lewes, Louis, Luis. Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins. One of the origins of the surname, in England and Wales, is from the Norman personal name Lowis, Lodovicus. This name is from the post-Classical Latin name Ludovicus, the latinized form of the Germanic name Hlūtwīg, meaning ...
Richardson (surname) Richardson is an English surname most commonly found in North East England. [2] The prefix Richard is a given name popularised during the Middle English period [3][4] derived from the Germanic ric ("power") and hard ("brave"/"hardy"). [5][6] The suffix -son denotes "son/descendant of".