Lancaster

Meanings

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. The House of Lancaster, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster; their symbol was a red rose.
3. A royal duchy, historically in Lancashire but now comprising an expansive real estate portfolio, held by the monarch of the United Kingdom.
4. The City of Lancaster, a city and local government district with borough status (and city status) in Lancashire in North West England. Its main settlement is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. (OS grid ref SD4761).
5. A locality in the Shire of Campaspe and City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
6. Several places in Canada:
7. A small former city in New Brunswick, Canada, amalgamated into Saint John in 1967.
8. A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
9. A community in the township of South Glengarry, in eastern Ontario, Canada.
10. A small community in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
11. Several places in the United States:
12. A populated place in Yavapai County, Arizona.

Etymology

From Middle English Lancaster, Loncastre, the name of the Roman fort on the River Lune, from Lune + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.

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