[quote=@Crimmy] Deed polls that are legally recognised by a Germanic royal family. Deed polls in a country that with Germanic cultural roots and a national identity mostly influenced by a Germanic culture.[/quote] So? This just establishes that you can't determine ancestry by looking at surname. [quote]And did the White family make sure to engage in highly selective marriages to keep their Cornish blood pure of any Germanic taint? [/quote] ... have you just declared several emperors barbarians rather than citizens? O_o