You could have royal blood if you have one of these 100 surnames

In this new age of modern technology, genealogy and a plethora of online heritage and ancestry sites, it's now easier than ever to trace back your roots to distant relatives from times gone by.

And it's clear people are interested in a whole lot more than just their great-great-grandparents, as many appear to have wondered from time to time whether they could, in fact, be related to royalty.

Family History Daily has made the hunt for tracing back your possibly royal family tree lineage that bit easier after compiling a list of 100 surnames that could mean you've got blue blood in you!

The ancestry site has cited Charles H. Browning's 1891 book titled Americans of Royal Descent, which includes hundreds of surnames and documents the royal family trees of these individuals in detail.

Could you have any blue blood in your family tree? (Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty Images)

Out of those hundreds, Family History Daily has compiled a list of just 100 names; however, it's important to note that Browning's text isn't the only (or most updated) source of information on the aristocratic lineages of early Americans.

But, before we jot down the extensive list, it's important to note that while it may be exciting to see your surname below, you'll need to do a whole lot more additional research to make any concrete conclusions as all information really should be be verified and properly sourced before it can be considered a legitimate addition to your family tree.

So, without further ado, let's get into it...

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Last names that could have royal blood

1. Abel
2. Alden
3. Appleton
4. Ayer
5. Barber
6. Barclay
7. Beverly
8. Binney
9. Brooke
10. Brown
11. Campbell
12. Carroll
13. Chauncey
14. Coleman
15. Cooper
16. Davis
17. Dickinson
18. Darling
19. Douglas
20. Dunbar
21. Edwards
22. Ellery
23. Ellis
24. Emmett
25. Evans
26. Farley
27. Fleming
28. Forest
29. French
30. Gardiner
31. George
32. Gerard
33. Gerry
34. Gibson
35. Graham
36. Hamilton
37. Haynes
38. Herbert
39. Hill
40. Howard
41. Hume
42. Irving
43. Jackson
44. James
45. Jenkins
46. Johnson
47. Kane
48. Kennedy
49. Ker
50. Key
51. King
52. Langdon
53. Lawrence
54. Lee
55. Leonard
56. Livingston
57. Lloyd
58. McCall
59. McDonald
60. Malcalester
61. Montgomery
62. Morris
63. Morton
64. Nelson
65. Nicholson
66. Nixon
67. Norris
68. O’Carroll
69. Ogle
70. Opie
71. Parsons
72. Patterson
73. Peabody
74. Pomeroy
75. Porter
76. Pratt
77. Preston
78. Quay
79. Randolph
80. Read
81. Reeve
82. Robinson
83. Rogers
84. Sanford
85. Shaw
86. Smith
87. Sowden
88. Stanley
89. Taylor
90. Townsend
91. Turner
92. Tyler
93. Valentine
94. Varson
95. Walker
96. Watts
97. White
98. Whiting
99. Williams
100. . Young

Do you know a 'Williams', a 'Johnson' or a 'Young'? (Mark Cuthbert / Contributor / Getty Images)

OK, as we say, having one of these 'royal last names' doesn't necessarily mean you definitely have royal ancestry and, likewise, if you or one of your ancestors' surnames isn't on Browning's list, then it also doesn't mean that you don’t have royal ancestry.

The long and short of it simply is that this is just a small sample of once-royal last names - but it's fun to have a look through regardless!