A-Z Challenge Surnames N

NORMAND

As a surname of English, Irish (in Ulster), Scottish and Dutch origin the name was used to denote someone of Scandinavian ancestry or someone from Normandy (northern France). During the Dark Ages Scandinavian Vikings called themselves (“men from the North”). By 1066 Scandinavian settlers in England had been absorbed and Northman and Norman were used as bynames and later as personal names by both English and English of Scandinavian descent. After the Norman Invasion of England in 1066, the name took on a new meaning as England was invaded by Normans from Normandy (in northern France).^[1]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_(name)#cite_note-ancestry.com–Norman-family-history-1

OUR Normand family came from Strathmiglo, Fife in Scotland. The first NORMAND I can prove is part of our line is John NORMAND who was baptized the 9 June, 1769. His parents are listed as John NORMAND and Barbara RALPH.

A very high proportion of this surname appear in Fife and especially in the Strathmiglo area. I find so many Scottish surnames are taken from formerly French surnames that were introduced after the Norman Invasion…pardon the pun!

The surname was carried down in our family as a middle name right up to 1923.