However, the English naturalist John Berkenhout, author of the 1769 book Outlines of the Natural History of Great Britain, is most likely responsible for popularizing the misnomer. It is not known for certain why the brown rat is named Rattus norvegicus (Norwegian rat), as it did not originate from Norway. The brown rat was originally called the "Hanover rat" by people wishing to link problems in 18th-century England with the House of Hanover.
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