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The English surname Percy is of Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came into use as a given name. It is also a short form of the given name Percival, Perseus, etc. It is considered a noble surname and of baronial origin. Some members of the noble Percy family went to New England, United States during the colonial era, also becoming an affluent American family, having many important members in American society as well. Based in eastern Massachusetts, the Percy Family is part of the Boston Brahmin community.

The origin of this Anglo-Norman surname can be described as:

  • Nickname from Old French Percehaie ‘Pierce Hedge’ (Old French Percer ‘To Pierce Penetrate’ + Haie ‘Hedge Fence’) perhaps with the sense of someone breaking into an enclosure. Percehaie is the name of one of the sons of the foxes Renart And Hermeline in the Medieval French Epic Roman De Renart.
  • Habitational name from any of several places called Percy in Calvados Eure and Manche; William De Perci the Domesday Tenant-In-Chief and Under-Tenant Of Hugh Earl Of Chester Came From Either Percy-En-Auge (Eure) Or Percy (Manche).

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