what are some good old english last names FOR BARONS &LORDS etc
2007-09-01 13:02:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Winsor, Hamilton, Sackett, Stebbins
2007-09-01 13:11:46 · answer #1 · answered by 7abibi♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Old English" technically covers the period between about 500 and 1100 AD. At this time the English didn't have surnames, so there are actually no "Old English last names" at all. English people started to give themselves regular surnames in the 13th century, and by the end of the 15th century just about everybody in Egnland had one. So most traditional English surnames come from this period (which, by the way, is called Middle English). They include descriptive nicknames like Long, Small, and Brown; occupational names like Smith, Carter and Thatcher; and location names for where a person lived, such as Lake, Hill, Green, and the place they came from, such as Middleton.
2016-04-02 22:44:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skidmore, Stewart, Tudor, Windsor, I don't know. Look it up in old records of the courts. There are family lines of royalty that are recognizable to ones in the know. They are distinct from common names like Smith and Black and Cooper.
2007-09-01 18:38:46 · answer #3 · answered by Tangerine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How far back do you want to go? Try wikipedia "family names" it has a good article with some links.
2007-09-01 13:13:55 · answer #4 · answered by John C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try scrollling through Burke's Peerage and Gentry:
http://www.burkes-peerage.net/
2007-09-01 17:02:14 · answer #5 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stuarts, Stampers, Tudors (not just a royal thing).
2007-09-01 16:40:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about "Mimsy-Porpington"
2007-09-01 14:06:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋