Surname
Lancashire
“Lancaster”·“shire, county”
Lancashire is a surname from Middle English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lancashire is built from elements meaning “Lancaster” and “shire, county”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English Lancastreschire, built from English Lancaster + -shire.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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