General Notes

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PROGENITOR OF THE SOMERVILLES
Tradition says Sir Gaulter arrived with William the Conqueror in 1066,
was granted lands for his services, and is the common ancestor of all the
Somervilles in England, Scotland, and America.
ORIGINS O F THE SURNAME
The surname means "Sumer's estate" and is derived from lands nea r Caen in
Normandy. Variations incluDe Somervail, Somervell, Somerfield, Some rfale,
Somerwill, Summersville, Summervill, Somervill, Somervil, Sommervill,
Sommerville, Somerville.