Noss History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Noss family

The surname Noss was first found in Sussex where the Pipe Rolls of 1185 list as a forename, Nest de Barri. The same rolls list as a surname, Adam Nest in Dorset. Years later, the name Nesta was found in the Assize Rolls for Worcester in 1221 and the Curia Regis Rolls for Oxfordshire in 1222. Nesta de Broketon was found in the Feet of Fines for Warwickshire in 1254 and Richard Neste was in the Subsidy Rolls for Essex in 1327. The name may be a Welsh diminutive of the name Agnes as James Nest occurs in the Registrar-General's List of Names. 1

Yorkshire records revealed William Neste as holding lands there in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 2

The Nestor and Nester variants are generally thought to be Irish, having derived from the the Gaelic Mac Girr an Adhastair, meaning son of the short man of the bridle. The surname is most common in County Galway and County Clare. 3

Early History of the Noss family

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Noss Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Noss were recorded, including Ness, Nest, Nessi, Nas, Nassi, Nesti, Nass, Noss, Nestor and many more.

Early Notables of the Noss family

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Noss migration to the United States +

To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Noss family emigrate to North America:

Noss Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mathias Noss Sr. who settled in Pennsylvania in 1731
Hans Georg Noss, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1731 4
John Peter Noss, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1744 4
William Noss went to America in the same fashion in 1750
Nicholas Daniel Noss, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 4

Noss Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Noss went to Wisconsin in 1888

Contemporary Notables of the name Noss (post 1700) +

Milton Ernest "Doc" Noss (1905-1949), American businessman and gold prospector, who claimed to have found the Victorio Peak treasure in New Mexico in 1937
Morris A. Noss, American Republican politician, Mayor of Cortland, New York, 1966 5
G. Richard Noss Jr., American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 2000 5
Second Lieutenant Arthur Rex Hurden Noss (1896-1917), British World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories

Historic Events for the Noss family +

RMS Titanic

Mr. Bertram Arthur Noss (d. 1912), aged 21, English Fireman/Stoker from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 6
Mr. Henry Noss (d. 1912), aged 30, English Fireman/Stoker from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 6

Citations +

Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
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, April 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html