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Bernon Family Crest
Bernon Family Crest
Bernon

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

The ancient roots of the Bernon family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Bernon comes from when the family lived in any of the various places called Burnham in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, or Suffolk. These place names derive from the Old English words burna or stream, and ham, or homestead.

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One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Bernon has appeared include Burnham, Burnam and others.

First found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bernon research. Another 276 words(20 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bernon History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Bernon arrived in North America very early:

Bernon Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Gabriel Bernon, who landed in Rhode Island in 1688

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  10. Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Bernon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bernon 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.

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