Shed History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Scotland
Ireland

The surname Shed is of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is derived from the Old English word "scydd," meaning "hovel, shed," and thus refers to a "dweller at the hovel."

Early Origins of the Shed family

The surname Shed was first found in Yorkshire where bearers of the name have lived since early times. During the years after the Conquest, England was dominated by the Normans, and the presence of Anglo-Saxon surnames was dwarfed by the sudden influx of French. Many of these surnames survived, however, and the written history of the Shed family dates back to this ancient period.

Early History of the Shed family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shed research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1301, 1327, 1524, 1642 and 1773 are included under the topic Early Shed History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shed Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shedd, Shed, Shede, Shead, Sched and others.

Early Notables of the Shed family

Notables of the family at this time include

Robert Shed (b. 1773), a commander in the British Navy, and the Shedd family of Essex

Migration of the Shed family to Ireland

Some of the Shed family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shed migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shed Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Daniel Shed, who landed in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1647 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Shed (post 1700) +

Nevil Shed (b. 1966), American basketball player, member of the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament National Champions

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)