The surname originates from the counties of Durham and Northumberland in the north-east of England
The proud and noble Engvall surname originated in Sweden.
The proud and noble Spanish surname of Casteel is first found in Galicia.
The proud and noble English surname of Preston derives from the place named Preston, in Lincolnshire.
These days, any surname belong to any person of any nationality. However, the proud and noble Spanish surname of Guerra is first found in the medieval-era records of Castile.
The proud and noble Dutch surname of Koster can also be found in Germany, where they held a family seat in Kosteritz.
Any surname can be of any nationality, these days. But the proud and noble Irish surname of Nugent is a habitation-type surname, originally bestowed upon persons who lived near a place that already had that name, or a similar name. There are many places named "Nogent" in France.
First found in the ancient records of Brittany, the proud and noble French surname of Tetro wields the family motto of "Never despairing!"
The proud and noble Scottish surname of Carr is first found amidst the early records of Lancashire(!). Family motto: "Late but in earnest!"
The proud and noble Irish surname of Devine is first found in County Londonderry, where they had held a family seat from very ancient times.
The proud and noble English surname of Bash originated in Hertfordshire, where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. Conjecturally, the surname descends from the tenant of the lands of Stanstead Bury.
Long before the Norman Invasion, the proud and noble English surname of Stoner was established as Lords of the Manor (of Stonor) in the parish of Pushill in Oxfordshire.
The richly woven history of the proud and noble English surname of Letts begins in Gloucester, where they had held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Lett.