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Leveson-Gower ( ), also Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, is the name of a powerful British noble family. Over time, several members of the Leveson-Gower family were made knights, baronets and peers. Hereditary titles held by the family include the dukedom of Sutherland, as well as the ancient earldom of Sutherland (created c. 1230) and the earldom of Granville (created 1833). Several other members of the family have also risen to prominence. ==Name== Leveson-Gower is a well-known example of an English surname with counterintuitive pronunciation. The name ''Leveson'' is a patronymic from Louis or Lewis. In early modern times it was often rendered ''Luson'': for example, in 1588, Elizabeth I received a letter from the King of Denmark concerning the depredations of Walter Leveson of Lilleshall Abbey, in which he is consistently referred to as ''Sir Walter Luson''.〔(State Papers Foreign, August 1588. )〕 ''Gower'' is a locational name, probably derived from a place so-named in Kent, or less likely from the Gower Peninsula in southern Wales. It could also refer to one of the various towns named Gouy in northern France.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://surnamedb.com/surname/gower )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leveson-Gower family」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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