Stennett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Stennett family

The surname Stennett was first found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat. 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 1560 when Nicholas Stennett held a family seat in that shire.

Early History of the Stennett family

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Stennett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stennett, Stennet, Stennit, Stennitt, Stenett, Stenitt, Stenit and many more.

Early Notables of the Stennett family

Distinguished members of the family include

Joseph Stennett (1663-1713), English Seventh Day Baptist minister and hymnwriter from Abingdon, Berkshire...
He was second son of Edward Stennett (d. 1690?) by his wife Mary Quelch and was born at Abingdon, Berkshire...

Stennett Ranking

In the United States, the name Stennett is the 11,147^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Stennett migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stennett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Stennett, who landed in Maryland in 1661 2

Stennett migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Stennett Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Joseph Stennett, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
Elizabeth Stennett, aged 25, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Stennett (post 1700) +

Michelle Stennett (b. 1960), American Democrat Idaho State Senator for District 25
W. Clinton "Clint" Stennett (1956-2010), American Democratic Party politician, minority leader of the Idaho Senate
Clint Stennett, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 2000 3
Reinaldo Antonio Stennett Porte (1949-2021), Panamanian Major League Baseball second baseman, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–79) and San Francisco Giants (1980–81)
Samuel Stennett (1727-1795), Italian-born, British Seventh Day Baptist minister and hymnwriter
Stanley L. "Stan" Stennett (1925-2013), Welsh comic performer, actor and jazz musician
Roger Stennett, Welsh playwright

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html