Kortright is a surname. and may refer to:
Mommsen is a surname, and may refer to one of a family of German historians, see Mommsen family:
Elizabeth Monroe was the first lady of the United States from 1817 to 1825, as the wife of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States. Due to the fragile condition of Monroe's health, many of her duties as the official White House hostess were assumed by her eldest daughter, Eliza Monroe Hay.
Samuel Laurence Gouverneur was a lawyer and civil servant who was both nephew and son-in-law to James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States.
Cavendish-Bentinck is a surname associated with the Dukes of Portland and their descendants. Bentinck is a Dutch surname brought to England by William Bentinck, an advisor to William III of England. Cavendish was added to the family name by Bentinck's great-grandson the 3rd Duke of Portland, who married in 1766 Lady Dorothy Cavendish, daughter of the 4th Duke of Devonshire. By a family arrangement, she was the heiress to estates which had previously belonged to the defunct Newcastle branch of the Cavendish family, including Welbeck Abbey, which became the principal seat of the Dukes of Portland. Following the death of the 9th Duke in 1990, the family name became extinct.
Broun is a surname. It is the Middle English and Scots spelling of Brown. Notable people with the surname include:
Smyth is an early variant of the common surname Smith commonly found in Ireland. Shown below are notable people who share the surname "Smyth".
Tyrwhitt is an English language surname. It may refer to:
Carne or Carné is a surname, and may refer to
Lefébure is a Norman-Picard surname, variation of Lefebvre and may refer to:
Boydell is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hopley is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lunn is a surname, and may refer to:
Monroe is a surname of Scottish origin, also spelled Munro. Notable people with the surname include:
Champney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname "Lyall" is found early in Scotland and was derived from the Old Scandinavian given name "Liulfr", where "ulfr" means literally "wolf". After the Viking settlement in Scotland name sounds would have changed. For example, "Liulfr" is pronounced 'lee-oolv-ur', but after time probably softened in pronunciation to 'lee-ooler' and then 'loo-il' and finally 'lyall' after the Old Norse "R" was dropped off the end. The Lyall Clan is a Sept of Clan Sinclair a Highland Scottish clan of Norman origin a people descended from Norse Vikings who held lands in the north of Scotland, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians.
Roupell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cortright is a surname of Flemish origin, an English variation is Cartwright. Notable people with the surname include:
Pedrotti is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Shellabarger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright Monroe Hay was an American socialite who acted as unofficial First Lady during her father James Monroe's presidency, as her mother's health kept her away from many White House duties. She was married to prominent attorney George Hay.