VINCENT (SURNAME)

The Surname of Vincent is first documented in the "doomsday book." The book was a collection of the names and land owned in britain from 1066 to 1086 when the book was finally finished. The book was an order of King William a "Norman", who conquered britain from the newly deemed land of Normandy in what is northern france today. The Normans brought the name with them from the netherlands and surround areas as the normans were vikings who by peace agreement with france took control northern france deemed Normandy.

The Norman or Viking Language was old frankish, which even farther back was what is called Proto-Germanic. This proto-germanic which is believed to have existed sometime after 1500bc was spoken by the earlist germanic tribes of northern europe and the netherlands. The Mixing of The Proto-Germanic and Latin when the Southern Europeans invaded in as early as the 3rd century is believe to be where VINCENT could have first been seen. The Latin "Vincere", meaning To Conquer could have been the conceptiong point for the surname when mixed with the Proto-Germanic. This places the original conception of the Vincent surname sometime between 200AD and 900AD. Which it would to have happened from when the early germans fought the southern europeans all the way to when the vikings expanded to northern france.

AMOND (SURNAME)

This is a famous Anglo-French surname, but one which can be of early Norse-Viking or later French and German origins of which it has three. The first origin is from the Norse-Viking personal name Hamundr, meaning "High protection" and possibly introduced into Britain in about the 7th century. The second is also Norse-Viking and of the same period, but from Amundr, meaning "Ancester protection".

It appears among the very earliest surnames found in England, where it was introduced as a family cognomen at the time of the conquest by some officers of the invading Norman army.

MAYOR (SURNAME)

Mayor is a French surname of Viking-Norman origin.

The Normans were Viking warriors who settled in Normandy, France, the region gaining its name from the Latin Normannium meaning "Men of the North".

The Mayor surname can be found mostly in France and Switzerland but also in England, where the Normans settled in large numbers following the invasion and conquest by Duke William of Normandy, who became King Willam I of England in 1066.

The first Mayor families to arrive in England were awarded land by William the Conqueror for their distinguished service at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

The Mayor surname originates from, and is a variant of, the name Mauger, and carries the meanings of "council spear" and "authority", which itself is derived from the Latin magnus meaning "great one" or "leader".

The original Mayor/Mauger coat-of-arms is composed of a knight's helmet, a red greyhound to indicate courage, vigilance and loyalty, three red roses, and a ships anchor to indicate religious steadfastness. This theme is also reflected in the Mayor/Mauger family motto, Mea anchora Christus, meaning "Christ is my anchor". These symbols are set against a red and yellow backdrop to indicate the colours that make up the Flag of Normandy.

The colour red in a coat of arms also indicates the status of warrior.

As a title, the term Mayor is still used to indicate the head of a town and this is a good indication of its original meaning.

NOTES:

The specialist Armorial-History website 'The House of Names' states that the first Mayor families to arrive in England were awarded land by William the Conqueror for their distinguished service at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

The author Henry S. King in his 1874 book 'The Norman People' lists the surname 'Mayor' as being of French-Norman origin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_%28Surname%29

Source: Wikipedia, House of Names, 'book' 'The Norman People' by H.S. King.

SHARROCK (SURNAME)

The name Sharrock originates from the village of Shorrock Green, in the county of Lancashire, and has spread widely, although as Sharrock and Sharrocks its greatest popularity remains in its homeland. The name is apparently from a mix of Norse-Viking 'sker', and Norman-French 'roche' to give a meaning of 'boundary rock' or similar.

BIBBY (SURNAME)

The ancient Viking and Anglo-Saxon surname Bibby came from an ancient name which is now a Yorkshire and Lancashire surname. Prior to the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Bibby family name include Bibby, Bibbee, Bibee, Bibbie and others, they have been settled since ancient times and well before the Norman Conquest of England by Duke William in 1066 A.D.

The name Bibby has Viking origins in that the ending of the word (-by) is the Scandinavian suffix for the word 'Village' or 'Town'. For example towns such as Grimsby, Whitby and Formby were all former Viking settlements under the Danelaw, the period when the Vikings ruled Northern England. Recent DNA tests by the University of Nottingham found that over 50% of males in the Lancashire area carry genes that are of Norse Viking Descent.