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Duke (surname)
Duke is a surname meaning 'the leader' or 'son of Marmaduke'.〔 It is the 856th most common surname in the United States.〔
==Etymology==
The first is that the surname Duke and its variant, Dukes, are both derived from the various Middle English words ''duc,'' ''duk,'' and ''douc,'' which all came from the Old French word "duc." This ultimately stemmed from the Latin ''dux,'' meaning "leader," and is a derivative of ''ducere,'' "to lead." The surname was evidently acquired by someone who was looked upon as a leader, not denoting one of noble birth since many captains or military leaders were titled landholders who would have taken their last names from their estates. The surname Dukes translates literally as "Duke's son."
Alternatively, it has been suggested by scholars that the surname is simply a shortened form of Marmaduke, which is from the Irish ''Maelmaedoc'', meaning 'servant of Maedoc.' St Maedoc was a Christian missionary in 7th Century Wales and Ireland. As a Plantation surname, it can be found primarily in east Ulster and has been Gaelicised as Diúc.
References date back to the late Twelfth century, with Herbert le Duc, a member of the Knights Templar, using the Gallicized version of the name. From 1190–1191, Roger le Duc was Sheriff of London, and three generations of his family succeeded him in this office. The Pipe rolls for Berkshire refer to Adam Duke in the year 1198, and in 1214 one Henry Dukes is recorded in the Curia Regis rolls for Warwickshire.〔
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