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Origins Available: English, French Where did the English Lence family come from? What is the English Lence family crest and coat of arms? When did the Lence family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Lence family history? The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 brought much change, including many immigrants with new names. Among these were the ancestors of the Lence family, whose name comes from the Germanic personal name Lanzo, which was initially a short form of numerous compound names with the first portion land, which means land or territory. The name became popular among the Normans because of its association with the Old French word lance, which means spear. After the Norman Conquest, the Old English naming system gradually dissolved. Old English names became less common and were replaced by popular continental European names. The Normans imported a vast number of Norman French personal names, which largely replaced traditional Old English personal names among the upper and middle classesNorman surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are largely due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England, as well as the official court languages of Latin and French, also had pronounced influences on the spelling of surnames. Since medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings. The name has been spelled Lance, Laence, Lence, Lancie and others. First found in Norfolk, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lence research. Another 256 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1196, 1237, 1273, 1516, 1662, 1663, and 1802 are included under the topic Early Lence History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Lence Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Many English families emigrated to North American colonies in order to escape the political chaos in Britain at this time. Unfortunately, many English families made the trip to the New World under extremely harsh conditions. Overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the stormy Atlantic. Despite these hardships, many of the families prospered and went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the United States and Canada. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Lence or a variant listed above: Gowin Lance, who sailed to Virginia in 1638; Philip Lance, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1749; James Lance, who arrived in New York in 1820; John Lance, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1820.
The Lence Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lence 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 27 October 2010 at 13:44. ©2000-2013 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Sign Up
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