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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 OF THE SURNAME
The surname means "Sumer's estate" and is derived from lands near Caen in Normandy. Variations incluDe Somervail, Somervell, Somerfield, Somerfale, Somerwill, Summersville, Summervill, Somervill, Somervil, Sommervill, Sommerville, Somerville.
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