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Originally Posted by Old Pedant
(Have to admit I don't know where George V came up with the name "Windsor" other than, presumably, from Windsor Castle. Did it ever have any actual royal associations before that?)
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My understanding is that it was from Windsor castle. The name schange was needed in a hurry to get rid of the German surname that Victoria acquired for the family when she married Albert - given that George had just gone to war with his German cousin.