FYI to expand on what Apple said.
Also, Havenstone has said that upper Shayard is sort of Anglo-Saxon inspired to an extent while the imperialist coastal region centered around Grand Shayard is where the French/Norman inspired names and culture come from.
The Cabelite yeomen sound like part of the constituency that the Earlund concept may eventually appeal to since they’re pretty much done with the nobles after what happened to Ester.