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Surnames of English origin (3 C, 718 P) I. Anglicised Irish-language surnames (422 P) L. Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin (1 C, 66 P) S.
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.
The name is attested from the 12th century. From parts of Great Britain near the borders of England with Scotland and Wales, it may have been applied to people who spoke English, or to distinguish people of English ancestry from Celts, while from the interior of England it may have referred to people who were English rather than Norman French in ancestry.
Lee (English surname) Lee is a common surname in English -speaking countries. In Canada, "Lee" was the 4th-most-common surname outside of Quebec. [1] In the United States during the 2000 census, "Lee" was the 22nd-most-common surname. [2]
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 ...
White (surname) White is a surname either of English [1] or of Scottish and Irish origin, the latter being an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic MacGillebhàin, "Son of the fair gillie" and the Irish "Mac Faoitigh" or "de Faoite". [2][3][4] It is the seventeenth most common surname in England. [5]