Deletion of English surnames of Norman origin

Comment: i was interested to learn that Robert the Bruce's family name was originally ''de Bruis'', from Normandy.  Such history is notable and should be kept per our |editing policy
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Editing policy (WP:IMPERFECT)

Comment: The current article may lapse from .  But what matters is not the current state of the article, but whether the underlying topic is itself notable.  I don't think there is any question as to whether it is, because this is the kind of thing Linguists write their Masters and PhD theses about.  Nominator wrote: ''"I had to read this article three times..."''  Warning!  This is not how you should decide whether an article merits deletion.  Rather you should comply with , and make a couple of web searches, so you can independently arrive at an informed conclusion as to whether the article's underlying topic measures up to our inclusion criteria.  Please don't ever call for the deletion of an article merely because it is weak, when the underlying topic is notable
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:NOR||WP:BEFORE)

Comment: per . The listed reference of ''The Norman people and their existing descendants in the British dominions and the United States of America'' has no page numbers so we would have to trace through the book just to ensure verifiability. The subject doesn't seem notable. There are several books about English/British surnames but none that address Norman ancestry as a subject save the one listed
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:NOR)