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![Show Contents]() Due History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Due is a name that was carried to England in the great wave of migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Due family lived in Devon. This family was originally from Douai, near Lille, Normandy, and it is from this location that their surname derives. Early Origins of the Due familyThe surname Due was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Due familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Due research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Due History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Due Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Due include Dewey, Dewy, Dewye and others. Early Notables of the Due familyMore information is included under the topic Early Due Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Due RankingIn the United States, the name Due is the 16,967th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Due migration to the United States | + |
In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Dues to arrive on North American shores:
Due Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Elizabeth Due, who arrived in New England in 1652 2
- Anthony Due, who landed in Virginia in 1663 2
- Hany Due, who landed in Virginia in 1664 2
- Martha Due, who landed in Virginia in 1664 2
- Hanah Due, who landed in Virginia in 1666 2
Due Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Daniell Due, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 2
- Eliza Due, who landed in Virginia in 1714 2
- Anne Due, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 2
- Mary Due, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 2
Due Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Andres Due, aged 40, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
- Listo Due, aged 20, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Due Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Josephine W Due, (b. 1854), aged 18, Scandinavian maid servant travelling from Hamburg aboard the ship "Palmerston" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 12th December 1872 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Due (post 1700) | + |
- David W. Per Due, American Republican politician, Candidate for Kentucky State Senate 4th District, 1981 4
- Reidar Due (1922-2021), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party, County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag (1986–1993)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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