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

The name Eden is an old Anglo-Saxon name. It comes from when a family lived in the region of Eden in Durham. The surname Eden is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

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Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Eden were recorded, including Eden, Edin, Edden, Edens and others.

First found in Suffolk 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 Eden research. Another 277 words(20 lines of text) covering the year 1270 is included under the topic Early Eden History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the Eden family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 107 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Eden family emigrate to North America:

Eden Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Alice Eden, who came to Boston in 1637
  • Alice Eden, who landed in Salem, Mass in 1637
  • Alles Eden, aged 18, arrived in New England in 1637
  • Allis Eden, aged 18, landed in America in 1637
  • Alice Eden, age 17, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1637


Eden Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Henry C. Eden, whose Oath of Allegiance was recorded in Philadelphia in 1798

Eden Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Matthew Eden, who landed in New York, NY in 1822
  • Jane Eden, who landed in New York, NY in 1826
  • H M Eden, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • Hilrich Eden, aged 17, landed in New York, NY in 1855
  • James Eden, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1859


Eden Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Rennie Eden, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1900
  • William, Eden Jr., who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1900
  • Lorraine Lambton Eden, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1900
  • Leonard Edgeton Eden, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1902
  • Herbert L Eden, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1904


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  • Barbara Eden (b. 1934), American film and television actress and singer perhaps best known for her role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie
  • Roger Eden (1905-1970), American composer, arranger and associate producer
  • Sir Robert Anthony Eden (1897-1977), English statesman
  • Baron William Eden (1744-1814), English statesman
  • Sir Frederick Morton Eden (1766-1809), 2nd Baronet, of Maryland, was an English writer on poverty and pioneering social investigator
  • Malcolm Eden (b. 1963), English vocalist and guitarist in the indie pop group McCarthy
  • Morton Eden (1752-1830), 1st Baron Henley
  • Michael Francis Eden (1914-1977), 7th Baron Henley, 5th Baron Northington
  • Oliver Michael Robert Eden (b. 1953), 8th Baron Henley, 6th Baron Northington
  • George Eden (1784-1849), Baron Auckland, British administrator and governor-general of India from 1836-1842


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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: Si sit prudentia
Motto Translation: If there be prudence.

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The Eden Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Eden 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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