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Where did the English Calvin family come from? What is the English Calvin family crest and coat of arms? When did the Calvin family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Calvin family history?
Calvin is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the baptismal name Calvin. This surname contains roots in both French and English origin. In some cases, this surname was also used as a nickname to mean someone who is bald.
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- First settlers to North America
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The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Calvin has been recorded under many different variations, including Colvin, Colvinne, Calvin and others.First found in Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Some of the Calvin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 110 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Calvin. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Calvin or a variant listed above:
- Danby Calvin settled in Vermont
- Rose Calvin settled in New York
- Austin Calvin landed in Rhode Island
Calvin Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Francis Calvin settled in Virginia in 1654
- Fra Calvin, who arrived in Virginia in 1654
Calvin Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- James Calvin settled in Georgia in 1734
Calvin Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Thomas Calvin settled in New York in 1811
- Thomas Calvin, who landed in New York, NY in 1811
- Nancy Calvin settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1820
- Nancy Calvin settled in Boston in 1820
- C. Calvin, aged 30, who settled in New Orleans in 1821
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- Henry Calvin (1918-1975), American comic actor, best known for his role as Sergeant Garcia on the television series Zorro (1957–1959)
- Kathryn Bushkin Calvin (b. 1949), American chief executive officer of the United Nations Foundation
- Melvin Ellis Calvin (1911-1997), American chemist who discovered the Calvin cycle for which he received the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Samuel Calvin (1811-1890), American politician, Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1849 to 1851)
- Samuel Calvin (1840-1911), American systematic geologist from Iowa
- Thomas "Tom" Marvin Calvin (b. 1926), former American NFL football halfback from Athens, Alabama
- William H. Calvin Ph.D., (b. 1939), American theoretical neurophysiologist and professor at the University of Washington
- Wyn Calvin MBE OStJ, (b. 1926), stage name of Joseph Wyndham Calvin Thomas, Welsh comedian and entertainer often referred to as the "Clown Prince of Wales" and "The Welsh Prince of Laughter"
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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: In hoc signo vinces
Motto Translation: Under this sign thou shall conquer.
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- Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
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- Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
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- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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