| ![Show Contents]() Methuen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Early Origins of the Methuen familyThe surname Methuen was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they were granted lands by Malcolm Canmore, King of Scotland, in 1069 in the Barony of Methven. Early History of the Methuen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Methuen research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1363, 1650, 1703 and 1706 are included under the topic Early Methuen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Methuen Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Methuen, Methven, Methfyn, Methfen and others. Early Notables of the Methuen familyNotable among the family at this time was - Baron Methuen...
- John Methuen (1650-1706) was an English diplomat and judge, he held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland and English ambassador to Portugal at the same time, he and his son Paul Paul negotiated th...
 Methuen migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Methuen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Mr. Alfred Methuen, (b. 1874), aged 31, Cornish stonemason, from St Blazey, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Etruria" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 26th March 1905 en route to Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Methuen (post 1700) | + |
- Algernon Methuen Marshall Methuen (1856-1924), English publisher
- Sir John Methuen Poore (1745-1820), 1st Baronet of Rushall in the County of Wiltshire, English peer
- General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, KStJ (1897-1983), senior British army officer during the Second World War
- Lieutenant General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie (1897-1983), British General awarded the Croix de Guerre during WWII 2
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Marte et clypeo
Motto Translation: By war and the shield.
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Methuen migration to the United States 
