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Show Origin of Certain Surnames. Surnames were introduced into England Eng-land by the Normans and were adopted by the nobility about 1100. The old Normans used Fitz, which signified son, as Fitzherbert. The Irish used O for grandson O'Neal, O'Donnell. The Scotch Highlanders used Mac, as M.ic-donald. M.ic-donald. son of Donald. The Welsh used Ap, as Ap Rhys, the son of Rhvs Ap Richard. The prefix Ap eventually eventu-ally was combined with the names of the father-hence Prys, Prilchard etc The northern nations added the word son to the father's name as William son. Many of the most common surnames sur-names such as Johnson, Wilson Dv-son Dv-son Nicholson, etc., were taken bv Brabanters and others, Flemings w 50 -.naturalized in the ,,,Kn ot Uy |