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This page seeks to trace the historic origins of family names found in the family tree. [It is still under development but it is here so that you can help me!] You can track the branch report for this name by going to Info > Branches and, in each branch, link to (1) the reference person for this branch, (2) a list of all individuals in this branch, and (3) a list of all families in this branch. A link to the list of individuals in each branch has been included in each entry below. |
I have the family arms beside each description but be aware that such arms and crests belong to a family (not a name) and you may have different families with different arms sharing the same name. Some names have varied origins (Eg, Roy) and some have in the course of history developed subsets (Eg, Scottish and Irish). The key part of the arms is the shield and what sits on top of it (the crest). |
Bromley | Hogan | Healey | Hougham | Logan | Mordaunt |
Roy | Royes | Russell | Weatherburn | Wiley |
Bromley![]() |
Spelling variations: Bromley, Bromiley, Bromily, Bromly, Bromleigh... An English locational surname from the pre 7th Century compound 'brom-leah' translating as "the clearing in the broom wood". The yellow broom tree was both popular and pictorial, villages and towns called Bromley being recorded in several parts of England. The first such village recording which predates the original surname by several centuries is that of 'Bromleag' in Kent. This recording appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles of the year 862 in reference to Viking raids in the district. The village of Abbotts Bromley in Staffordshire, then Bromleage is first recorded in 1002, as part of the Abbey of Burton. Place names were adopted as names as an easy means of identifying 'strangers' at a time in the Middle Ages when people were beginning to migrate from their birth places. Early examples of the name recording include Sir John Bromley in the heraldic roll of King Edward IV in 1461, John Bromley of Elstead in Kent on October 28th 1551, and Elizabeth Bromley who married Nicolas Clifton at St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, in 1585. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Hubert de Brumle, which was dated 1194, in the Staffordshire Chartularly rolls, during the reign of Richard "The Lionheart" 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. Name Orgin Research www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2006 Healey-Bromley pedigree |
Healey![]() |
Healey is a surname originally from the Sligo area of Ireland and the Gaelic word 'hEalaighthe', which derives from 'ealadhach' meaning ingenious. The surname has a number of spelling variations, the most common being 'Healy'. |
Hogan![]() |
Spelling variations: Hogan, O'Hogan, Hogen, Hoggin, Hagan... |
Hougham![]() Hougham of Hougham ![]() Hougham of Weddington |
Spelling variations: Hougham, Huffam, Hufham, Huffham, Huffum... |
Logan![]() |
Recorded as de Logan, O' Logan, Logan, and Lagan, this famous Gaelic surname is confusingly both Scottish and Irish, and in both countries may also have a Norman origin! It is generally considered in Ireland to derive from the Gaelic O'Leoghain, translating as 'the son of the descendant of the Warrior', and this is probably so with many nameholders. However there is also a claim that it is recorded as 'de Logan' in Normandy, even before the 1066 Invasion of England, and that these 'de Logans' accompanied Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke, on his 1170 invasion of Ireland. To further add to the confusion there are several places in Scotland called Logan, and it is possible that some of these may have Norman ancestry. Black's 'Surnames of Scotland' gives the origination of the Clan Logan as from an area known as 'The lands of Logan' in Ayrshire. Thurgand de Logyn rendered homage to the Scottish Government in 1296, whilst in 1307 John de Logan was recorded as being 'an enemy of the King of England'. The Irish O'Logans were originally the Lords of Morgallion, in County Westmeath in circa 1300. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Logan, which was dated 1204, a witness to the charter of Ingilbristoun, Scotland, during the reign of King William, known as 'The Lion of Scotland', 1165 - 1214. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. Copyright: Name Orgin Research www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2006 Roy-Russell-Logan-Clements pedigree |
Mordaunt![]() |
See Mordaunt Name and Origins by Henry Mordaunt. Scroll down to "The Name". |
Roy
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Roy can be found as a surname in several cultures, notably Scottish-Irish, English, French (roi), and Indian. People are often surprised by the name being used as a surname, but it is a common surname. It is the third most common surname in Quebec, Canada (French in origin) and a check of, say, the Sydney phone directory will reveal a column and a half of them, mostly not related to our family! One of the variants of Roy is Roys and this raises speculation that Roy and Royes may be connected in some way, though it does seem that Roy is Gaelic and Royes possibly French or Spanish in origin. The following are some web references: Roy
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 (Origin Gaelic) Ruadh, Roe, Roy, red-haired; also Roye, a town in England. Also Roi, French, king. An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import In the British Isles this surname is recorded as Le Roy, Leroy, Leroi, Le Roi, and Roy. It has at least two possible national origins. Copyright: Name Orgin Research www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2006 Roy-Russell-Logan-Clements pedigree |
Royes![]() |
You have to wonder about web services. In the notes on Roy from SurnameDB I pointed out that someone has their gaelic Roy and Norman Royes confused. When you look up Royes on House of Names you have the reverse - Royes is said to come from Scotland! Whilst the variants for Roy and Royes include each other, it seems to me that on present knowledge our Roy name comes from Scotland via Northern Ireland and is Gaelic, and our Royes surname come from England and is possibly Norman or French-speaking Walloons (Belgium). There is a town in France named Royes. One area of research open to us is:
Royes branch list |
Russell![]() |
This is one of the most famous and noble names in British history since the Conquest of 1066, when it was a Norman introduction. The name is a diminutive patronymic and means "the son of Red", from the Old French "Rous", red, a nickname for someone with red hair, and "-el", little. In the National Biography there are over sixty entries for Russell, the Dukes of Bedford being Russells, while Charles Russell 1832 - 1900, the Lord Chief Justice of England was Baron Russell of Killowen. The third Earl Russell is better known as the philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970). On 2nd January 1634, one John Russell, aged 19 yrs., embarked from London on the ship "Bonaventure" bound for "Virginea"; he was one of the earliest recorded namebearers to enter America. In the modern idiom, the name has seven spelling variations:- Russel, Russell, Russill, Rousel(l) and Roussel(l). Over sixty Coats of Arms have been granted to bearers of this illustrious name, one of the earliest being that of the Russells of Shropshire, which depicts, on a black shield, a fess between six gold martlets. The martlet signifies one who subsists on wings of virtue and merit, having little land to rest upon. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Rousel, which was dated 1115, in the "Winton Rolls of Hampshire", during the reign of King Henry 1, known as "The Administrator", 1100 - 1135. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. Copyright: Name Orgin Research www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2006 Roy-Russell-Logan-Clements pedigree |
Weatherburn![]() |
Recorded as Weatherburn, Weatherbourne, Wetherburn, Weddeburn, and more usually Wedderburn, this is a very interesting Scottish locational surname. It originates from an estate known originally as 'The lands of Wedderburn,' near the town of Duns, in the county of Berwickshire, Scotland. Berwickshire is in the area known to history as the Border Country. This was a region which for a thousand and more years after the end of the Roman occupation of England, was a 'no mans land' between the two countries, and where the rule of law hardly prevailed. The place name appears to translate as 'sheep stream' from the pre 7th century English words weder-burna, although why any sort of a river should be called after sheep seems illogical. What we do know is that the name holders were generally to be found in the counties of Forfar, Linlithgow and Perth. |
Wiley![]() |
The following comes from Alan Wiley at http://www.wileygenealogy.com/library/learning/wyliename.phtml
There are many ways to spell the surnames prononced as the words wi-le and wi-ly above but, no matter how it's spelled, there can be little doubt as to the origin of the name. The word comes to us from Old Norse spoken in Britton and Scotland in the 9th and 10th centuries A.D. and was used to describe the little red dog-like animal known today as the fox. In the 10th and 11th centuries the word is found in Middle English and again used to describe the fox. In the 13th century the word "wile" or "wyle" means "crafty or sly, like a fox". There is no doubt that the word meant a fox or to be like a fox. The first time it appears as a surname is in 1355 Scotland when Donald Wyle of Dalswinton registered his lands in Nithsdale, on the River Nith. Dalswinton was a town in the area and lies between the present day towns of Thornhill and Dumfries in Dumfrieshire in the Galloway District of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. On August 4, 1376 the same Donald was granted Ensigns Amorial at Dumfries Abbey as "DONALD OF DALSWINTON - WYLIE OF THAT ILK". The principle charge of Donald's Arms was a fox and all Arms granted since to Wylies in Scotland have born either a walking or running fox. Over the next few years Wylies of various spellings, presumeably descendants of Donald, appear all over Scotland and Northern England. Thomas Wyly is listed in the 1379 Yorkshire Poll Tax, John Wili is in Montrose in 1434, William Wyly appears in Ayrshire a few years later and Richard Wyly was Vicar of St. Mary's Dundee in the 1450's. The Wylies spread throughout England and Ireland for the next 200 years and then began their incredible journey to the new worlds. Many of the Wylies in England used the spelling Wyllie and Wyley, while the Irish Wylies prefered Wiley. It is important to note that names were spelled differently every time a marriage, will or deed was recorded. Sometimes the famiies changed their names just to "fit in". Some Wylies changed their spellings to Wiley and some Wileys changed to Wylie after immigrating to America. I've found branches of my own family using Wily, Wiley, Willey and Wylie between 1788 and 1920. |
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