| ![Show Contents]() Reasons History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England The Reasons surname comes from the Middle English, Old French word "raison," meaning "the power of reason;" as such it was most likely originally a nickname for an intelligent person. Early Origins of the Reasons familyThe surname Reasons was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat at Market, Middle and West Rasen which were held by Bishop Odo of Bayeux. The under tenant holding from the Bishop was Alfred of Lincoln, a Norman noble and, conjecturally, the Reason family are descended from him. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1202 when Robert de Rasene held estates in Lincolnshire. Early History of the Reasons familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reasons research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Reasons History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Reasons Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Reasons have been found, including Reason, Rasen, Rason, Rayson, Reson, Reasons, Resons, Reeson, Resen, Resun, Raysun, Rasne and many more. Early Notables of the Reasons familyMore information is included under the topic Early Reasons Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Reasons migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Reasons were among those contributors:
Reasons Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Matthew Reasons, who landed in Virginia in 1723 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Reasons (post 1700) | + |
- Gary Phillip Reasons (b. 1962), former American NFL football linebacker for the New York Giants, inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996
- 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)
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Reasons migration to the United States 
