Wakin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Wakin family

The surname Wakin was first found in Dumbartonshire, where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border and as far north as Glasgow. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in Scotland when Peter Waghorn of Dumbarton was one those dignitaries who negotiated with King Edward III of England for the release King David of Scotland at 10,000 marks annually in 1357.

Early History of the Wakin family

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Wakin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Waghorn, Waghen, Waggon, Waghorne, Wagorn and many more.

Early Notables of the Wakin family

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Wakin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wakin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Wakin, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 1

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)