Anglo-Norman Submitted Surnames
Anglo-Norman
names were used by medieval Anglo-Normans in England.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
FITZEMPRESS History, Anglo-NormanMeans "son of the empress" in Anglo-Norman French. The three sons of Empress Matilda were known as Henry FitzEmpress (King Henry II of England), Geoffrey FitzEmpress, Count of Nantes, and William FitzEmpress, Count of Poitou.
MANSELL Anglo-Norman, FrenchA status name for a particular type of feudal tenant, Anglo-Norman French
mansel, one who occupied a manse (Late Latin
mansa ‘dwelling’), a measure of land sufficient to support one family...
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