The senecal Surname
senecal Name Meaning and History
French (Sénécal): status name for a seneschal, an
official in a large household who was responsible for overseeing
day-to-day domestic arrangements, from Old French seneschal (of
Germanic origin, composed of the elements sini ‘old’ +
scalc ‘servant’). The seneschal of a royal or ducal household
in the Middle Ages was a very powerful man indeed, often having
control over the administration of justice, among other things. In
some cases the surname may have originated as nickname for an
officious man.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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