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Where did the English Odom family come from? What is the English Odom family crest and coat of arms? When did the Odom family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Odom family history?
The name Odom has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in Oldham, in Lancashire. This was a town near the city of Manchester; it has since been absorbed by that city. The place-name Oldham is derived from the Old English elements old, which means old, and ham, which means farm. The place-name therefore translates as "the old farm." Alternatively, it would appear that the place-name also appeared as a personal name; the surname could be derived from this personal name, making it a patronymic name. However, the etymology of the name remains the same regardless of the actual process by which this surname arose.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Odom have been found, including Oldham, Oldum, Oldan, Oldhams and others.First found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Odom research. Another 207 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1486, 1480, 1505, 1486, 1480, 1452, 1519, 1653 and 1683 are included under the topic Early Odom History 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 Odom. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Odom, or a variant listed above:
Odom Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- John Odom, who landed in Mississippi in 1798
Odom Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Aida Odom, aged 21, who landed in America from Paris, in 1903
- Sandy Odom, aged 24, who landed in America, in 1910
- Thomas D Odom, aged 28, who emigrated to America, in 1919
- Frank Odom, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1920
- Gardner Odom, aged 18, who emigrated to the United States, in 1920
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- Antwan Odom (b. 1981), American football player
- Blue Moon Odom (b. 1945), American baseball player
- Cliff Odom (b. 1958), American baseball player
- Dave Odom (b. 1942), American basketball coach
- John C. Odom (1982-2008), American baseball player
- Lamar Odom (b. 1979), American basketball player
- Vernon Odom (b. 1948), American journalist
- General William Odom (1932-2008), former director of the U.S. National Security Agency
- Bob Odom (b. 1935), former Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
- Carmen Hooker Odom, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- My Mother Nancy and Her Oldhams by Jessye Ann High.
- A Genealogy of the Little-Odom Family of Georgia and North Carolina by Lawrence L. Little.
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- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
- 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.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
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The Odom Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Odom 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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