Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 11/10/2019 by theodore_sandhu Edited 11/16/2019 by Sofia Meaning & History English surname of Norman origin meaning ‘the master huntsman’. Derived from Le Grand Veneur, this title was held by Hugh d'Avranches who accompanied William the Conqueror in the Norman invasion of England in 1066.