Hothersall Surname History

Origins Available:
England

The ancestry of the name Hothersall dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the township of Hothersall, which is loacted near Preston in the parish of Ribchester in Lancashire.

Early Origins of the Hothersall family

The surname Hothersall was first found in Lancashire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Hothersall family

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Hothersall Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Hothersall have been found, including Hothersall, Hothersal, Hothersell, Hodersall and many more.

Early Notables of the Hothersall family

Distinguished members of the family include

George Hothersall of Grimsargh, Lancashire, a prominent 17th century landholder

Hothersall migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Hothersall, or a variant listed above:

Hothersall Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Hothersall, who arrived in Virginia in 1621 1

Hothersall Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Hothersall to Philadelphia in 1855

Contemporary Notables of the name Hothersall (post 1700) +

S. J. Hothersall, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Philadelphia County, 1883-84, 1887-88 2

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html