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Where did the English Ogden family come from? What is the English Ogden family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ogden family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ogden family history?
The name Ogden is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived near an oak valley, or came from the place called Ogden, in West Yorkshire. Ogden is a local surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. There are a variety of types of local surnames, some of which include: topographic surnames, which could be given to a person who lived beside any 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. The surname Ogden derives from the Old English words "ac" and "denu," which mean "oak" and "valley," respectively. The surname Ogden originated in Somerset, but became prominent in Lancashire, where members of the family had been settled since the early Middle Ages.
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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
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ogden, Okden, Oakden, Ogdon 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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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Ogden. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Ogden Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Randall Ogden arrived in Barbados in 1634
- Randall Ogden, aged 19, landed in Barbados in 1634
- John Ogden arrived in Connecticut in 1635
- John Ogden, who landed in Connecticut in 1656
- Jonathan Ogden, who arrived in Maryland in 1680
Ogden Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Usal Ogden, who landed in New Jersey in 1773
Ogden Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Robert Ogden, who arrived in New York in 1803
- Samuel Ogden, aged 43, landed in Rhode Island in 1812
- Oliver W Ogden, who arrived in Texas in 1835
- Joshua Ogden, who landed in New York, NY in 1840
- Jas Ogden, aged 30, arrived in Key West, Fla in 1843
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- David William Ogden (b. 1953), former Deputy Attorney General of the United States
- William Augustine Ogden (1841-1897), American composer
- Major Carlos C Ogden (1917-2001), United States Army officer awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
- Eric Ogden (1923-1997), British politician
- David Kevin Ogden (b. 1944), Chartered accountant and Mayor of Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand
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- A History of the Ogdin Family in America by John V. Kasler.
- Ogden Brothers and Their Descendants by Chester Morse Willingham.
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- Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- 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.
- Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
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