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Yonge Family Crest
Yonge Family Crest
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Where did the Scottish Yonge family come from? What is the Scottish Yonge family crest and coat of arms? When did the Yonge family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Yonge family history?

A Strathclyde-Briton family from the Scottish/English Borderlands was the first to use the surname Yonge. It is a name for a person who was very young, from the Old English word yong and yung.

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The origin of rules governing the spelling of names and even words is a very recent innovation. Before that, words and names were spelled according to sound, and, therefore, often appeared under several different spelling variations in a single document. Yonge has been spelled Young, Younge, Yonge, Yong, Yung, Youngson and others.

First found in the borderlands between Scotland and England; the name was first borne in this region by a Strathclyde-Briton family, as revealed in records dating back to the 13th century.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yonge research. Another 289 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1342, 1343, 1376, 1413, 1428, 1439, 1446, 1449, 1462, 1587, 1655, 1683, 1765, 1811, and 1883 are included under the topic Early Yonge History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 24 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Yonge Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Yonge family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 189 words(14 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The persecution faced in their homeland left many Scots with little to do but sail for the colonies of North America. There they found land, freedom, opportunity, and nations in the making. They fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence, or traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In both cases, they made enormous contributions to the formation of those great nations. Among them:

Yonge Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • William Yonge, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1607
  • Richard Yonge, aged 36, arrived in Virginia in 1616
  • Joane Yonge, who landed in Virginia in 1618
  • John Yonge, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts with his wife and their six children in 1637

Yonge Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Henry Yonge, who arrived in Georgia in 1762

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  • Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901), English novelist
  • Charles Duke Yonge (1812-1891), British historian
  • The Rt. Hon. Sir George Yonge (1731-1812), 5th Baronet, British Secretary at War, eponym of Yonge Street, Toronto
  • Sir Charles Maurice Yonge (1899-1986), British zoologist, recipient of the Darwin Medal in 1968
  • Sir William Yonge (1693-1755), 4th Baronet, English politician


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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Roberi prudentia praestat
Motto Translation: Prudence excels strength.

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  8. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
  9. Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
  10. Bloxham, Ben. Key to Parochial Registers of Scotland From Earliest Times Through 1854 2nd edition. Provo, UT: Stevenson's Genealogical Center, 1979. Print.
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The Yonge Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Yonge Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 14:05.

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