These 14 Surnames Carry the Blood of the Norman Conquerors of 1066 — Is Yours One?

One battle in a 1066 on a Sussex hillside handed England to a duke from Normandy, and the names of the lords he rewarded still appear in phone books across America, Britain, and Ireland today. In this video, we count down fourteen surnames that trace back to the Norman conquerors, from the great border warlords and northern houses to the families recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Along the way, we expose the famous myth that has fooled genealogists for five centuries, explain why hereditary surnames took two more centuries to form, and reveal which handful of families can actually prove their descent on paper. Castles, rebellions, executions, and a bloodline that reached a throne. Is your family name one of them? Watch to the end, then tell us in the comments where your surname comes from and where your family landed. SOURCES: https://opendomesday.org https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/d... https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/v... https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/... https://www.normanconquest1066.org/co... https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:M...