Meaning & History
From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "riverbank with a windlass" in Old English (a windlass is a lifting apparatus). This has been the surname of the royal family of the United Kingdom since 1917.
Revision History
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6/13/2019, 12:17 AM | Mike C | update #104 | ||
| 5/31/2018, 2:36 PM | Mike C | update #99 | |||
| 2/12/2007, 1:03 AM | Mike C | earliest recorded revision |