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- ↑ Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary (1969), p. 320.
- ↑ Noms de famille les plus fréquents en 2008 – Belgique et Régions (Top 100) Archived 2013-07-26 at the Wayback Machine .
- ↑ "Les noms de famille les plus portés France" (in French). linternaute.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
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