As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

iDE LE. This prefix is found with a few medieval surnames, as De le Uerne, De le Hil, De le Clif. It is, of course, the equivalent of the modern Fr. du, " of i\ie:' See De la.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Region of origin: Asia

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