Home   |   Customer Service   |   Site Map   |   Surname Search   |   How To Buy

Shopping Cart
0 Items
UP to 50% OFF - Weekly Specials
Share |
Decrease Font Size Text Increase Font Size
An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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

 More

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dwight, Dwite, Dwit, Dweight, Dwyte, Dight and others.

First found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.


 More

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dwiggins research. Another 270 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1455, 1487, 1511, and 1524 are included under the topic Early Dwiggins History in all our PDF Extended History products.

 More

More information is included under the topic Early Dwiggins Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

 More

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

 More

  • William Addison Dwiggins (1880-1956), American type designer, calligrapher, and book designer
  • Clare Victor Dwiggins (1874-1958), American cartoonist who signed his work Dwig


 More

Popular Family Crest Products
 
Dwiggins Armorial History With Coat of Arms
Dwiggins Coat of Arms & Surname History Package
Dwiggins Family Crest Image (jpg) Heritage Series
Dwiggins Coat of Arms/Family Crest Key-chain
Dwiggins Coat of Arms/Family Crest Coffee Mug
Dwiggins Armorial History with Frame
Dwiggins Framed Surname History and Coat of Arms
More Family Crest Products
 More

 More

  1. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  2. Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
  3. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  4. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin . Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
  5. Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
  6. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  7. Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
  8. Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
  9. Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
  10. Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
  11. ...

The Dwiggins Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dwiggins 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 29 April 2012 at 22:22.

©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details.
houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation.


Tools



UP to 50% OFF - Weekly Specials