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- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (20 October 2022). Dictionary of American Family Names (2nd ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 954. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5 . Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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