Utting History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Utting familyThe surname Utting was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat and it is presumed that they gave their name to the town Itingston near Huntly in Aberdeenshire. [1] "Utting may have given name to Ittingston near Huntly, Aberdeenshire, in 1534 Uttinstoun. A charter of 1277 was witnessed by Alan, son of Huting, seneschal of Buchan. Hutting, "marescallus" of the bishop of Moray, witnessed a charter by the bishop confirming the gift of the church of Deveth to the church of the Holy Trinity of Spyny, c. 1202-1224. Utting Cachepol held a toft in the vill of Inverbervyn, now Bervie, c. 1232-1237. "Cachepol" refers to Utting's office, catchpoll," i.e. bailiff. Vtting the smith of Stirling was a charter witness, c. 1275. William, son of Utting, possessed a tenement in Drumelzier, c. 1300-1320, and Robert Vtting appears as witness in a court held at the standing stones of Rayne in the Garioch in 1349. Andrew Vtyn was tenant in Grange of Kerse, 1466." [1] In England, there is a record of an "Utting de Cresswell [who] was witness to a deed temp. King John," [2] and the name also appears in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 in England about the same time. [3] "This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Utting,' a long-forgotten personal name." [4] Early History of the Utting familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Utting research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1232, 1300, 1349 and 1466 are included under the topic Early Utting History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Utting Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Utting, Uting, Hutting, Ytting, Otting and others. Early Notables of the Utting familyNotable amongst the Clan at this time was
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Utting Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
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: Utting Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
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