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

In ancient Anglo-Saxon England, the ancestors of the Darwin surname lived beside the river Darwen or Derwent in Lancashire.

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It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Darwin are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Darwin include: Darwin, Darwen, Derwent, Darwent and others.

First found in Lancashire 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 Darwin research. Another 333 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1731, 1802, 1809, and 1882 are included under the topic Early Darwin History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 22 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Darwin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Darwin or a variant listed above:

Darwin Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Peter Darwin who settled in Barnstable Massachusetts in 1822
  • Lewis Darwin, who landed in New York in 1844

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  • George Howard Darwin FRS (1845-1912), English astronomer and mathematician
  • Sir Charles Galton Darwin KBE, MC, FRS (1887-1962), English physicist and grandson of Charles Darwin
  • Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), renowned English naturalist and thinker associated with the theory of evolution by natural selection
  • Sir Horace Darwin KBE, FRS (1851-1928), English civil engineer and son of the English naturalist Charles Darwin
  • Francis "Frank" Darwin FRS (1848-1925), English botanist and son of Charles R. Darwin
  • John Haddrick Darwin (1923-2008), Government Statistician of New Zealand from 1980 to 1984


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  2. Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
  3. Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
  4. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  5. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  6. Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
  7. Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
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  9. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  10. Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
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The Darwin Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Darwin 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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