Anyone with info on the Ottoman Empire and surnames? I have researched my Mother family name Ameer-Beg. Amir (Ameer) derived from arabic to mean Prince, Comander or master. Bey (Beg) derived from the Turkish language, Bey/Sultan, means originally a title denoting a local administrator in the Ottoman Empire. My family story is that we have some kind of Royal bloodline and I guess thats pretty close.
So I am trying to find the connection for the two names coming together. And the family ending up in England (well, my part of the family). An ancestor also once worked for or with, the Maharaja Duleep Singh, how did we get there???
Did someone from the empire marry someone and fled? Or married a English lady? An Arabic Lady, or even an Indian Lady? Very facinating and mysterious.

Any clues would be Great!!!

Olivia