Does anyone know the origins of the surname Vince?

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Does anyone know the origins of the surname Vince?

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This interesting surname, which is chiefly found in the East Anglia region, is a variant of "Vincent", an English and French surname
deriving from a medieval personal name, from the Latin name "Vincentius", a derivative of "vincere", to conquer. The personal name was
borne by a 3rd Century Spanish martyr widely venerated in the Middle Ages, and by a 5th Century monk and writer of Lerins, and by
other early saints. In Eastern Europe it was popular in honour of Wincenty Kadlubek (deceased 1223), a bishop of Cracow and an early
chronicler, especially venerated in Silesia. The personal name is recorded as "Vincencius" in the Curia Rolls of Norfolk in 1206, while one
William Vincent, the first recorded bearer of the surname "Vincent", is mentioned in 1230, in the Cartulary of Oseney Abbey. Early
examples of the surname include the christening of Margareta Vince in 1580, at St. Stephen's Church, Norwich; and the marriage of
Elizabeth Vince and Andrew Nurse in 1641 at West Dereham, Norfolk. Samuel Vince (1749 - 1821), a bricklayer, became a notable
mathematician and astronomer, and Fellow of the Royal Society from 1786. He was also appointed archdeacon of Bedford in 1809. The
Coat of Arms most associated with the Vincent family depicts three silver quatrefoils on a blue field with the Motto "Vincenti dabitur": It
shall be given to the Conqueror. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of
William Vince, which was dated
September 20th 1562, marriage to Joane Bottwrighte, at Fressingfield, in Suffolk, during the reign of
Queen Elizabeth 1, known as "Good Queen Bess", 1558 - 1603.