Vernon (surname) - Vernons in The Eleventh Century

Vernons in The Eleventh Century

The earliest known use of Vernon as a surname dates from the early 1030s, when a Hugh de Vernon was recorded as one of the men consenting to a grant of land by Duke Robert of Normandy to the abbey of St Wandrille at Serville, ten miles north of Rouen. Although the Hugh and his family were to become lords of Vernon later in the eleventh century, Hugh was not lord of Vernon at the time of this charter as the Dukes of Normandy held this title personally until 1035 and in that year Duke William, Robert’s son, then granted the title to his cousin, Guy de Burgundy. The lordship would have passed to Hugh de Vernon in 1047 following the failed rebellion of Guy de Burgundy. Hugh survived until the early 1050s when he was succeeded as lord of Vernon by his son William.

There are a lot of spelling variations for Vernon: VERN, VERNA, BERNA, SBERNA (Dialect) and more.

For descendants of this family see:-

Vernon family

Vernon Baronets

Baron Vernon

Earl of Shipbrook

Edward Vernon (1684-1757) British Admiral