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![Show Contents]() Sunny History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Sunny familyThe surname Sunny was first found in Berkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands and village of Sonning, held by Roger from the Bishop of Salisbury, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Early History of the Sunny familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sunny research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1096, 1327, 1463, 1476, 1504, 1510, 1546 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Sunny History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sunny Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sonning, Sonnin, Sonin, Soning, Sunning, Suning, Sunin, Souning, Sounin, Sonninges, Somin, Somings and many more. Early Notables of the Sunny familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sunny Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Sunny familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sunny (post 1700) | + |
- Sunny Besen Thrasher (b. 1976), Canadian child actor, known for his role as Paul Edison in Nelvana's live-action series, The Edison Twins
- Sunny Sauceda, American two-time Grammy Award winning Tejano music artist from San Antonio, Texas
- Sunny Abberton (b. 1973), Australian former professional surfer
- Sunny Mabrey (b. 1975), American model and actress
- Sunny Park, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008 2
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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