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Early Origins of the Orrin family

The surname Orrin was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts. Allegiances were important to Scottish middle age survival. Later they held a family seat in the parish Kennay and Henry Owrum was elected a councillor of Aberdeen in 1479.

The name is derived from Ormr, 'serpent,' a favorite Old Norse personal name. "Orm or Honn was sacerdos of Hume between 1153-1156. Orm filius Eilaf witnessed King David's great charter to Melrose Abbey, a. 1153. John, son of Orm, was one of the witnesses to Waldeve's charter of Dundas to Helias, son of Huctred, and is probably the John filius Horum who witnessed a charter by EsChina uxor Walteri. Orm was father of John, lord of Hunum (Hownam), c. 1164-1174, and William filius Orm witnessed a cherter by Dovenald, abbe de Brechin, c. 1204-1211." 1

Further to the south in England, John Orum (died 1436?) was an English churchman and academic. He was vice-chancellor of Oxford University, and Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1400 to 1429.

Early History of the Orrin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Orrin research. Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1305, 1502, 1564, 1565, 1607, 1617, 1633, 1644, 1672, 1694, 1722, 1725 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Orrin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Orrin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Orem, Orme, Orrem, Orum, Orun, Orumm, Oramm, Orunn, Orenn, Oren, Oram and many more.

Early Notables of the Orrin family

More information is included under the topic Early Orrin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Australia Orrin migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Orrin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. William Orrin, (b. 1822), aged 22, English convict who was convicted in Colchester, Essex, England for 7 years for larceny, transported aboard the "Equestrian" on 25th January 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Orrin (post 1700) +

  • Harold Orrin Lovre (1904-1972), American Republican politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 14th District, 1941-44; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1949-57 3
  • Burt Orrin Kinney, American founder of Kinney Drugs, a chain of over 90 drug stores and pharmacies in 1903
  • Harley Orrin Staggers Sr. (1907-1991), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia (1949-1981), namesake of the Staggers Rail Act
  • Harley Orrin Staggers Jr. (b. 1951), American Democratic Party politician, Member of West Virginia State Senate 16th District, 1980-82; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1983-93 4
  • Harley Orrin Staggers (1907-1991), American Democratic Party politician, Athletic coach; Mineral County Sheriff, 1937-41 4
  • Ernest Orrin Maine (b. 1913), American Republican politician, Auctioneer; Member of Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1947-49; Member of Rhode Island State Senate, 1949-57 5
  • Orrin Grant Hatch (1934-2022), American attorney and politician, United States Senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019, the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator in history
  • Orrin Paddock, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 2nd District, 1925-26
  • Orrin Serfoss, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Easton, Pennsylvania, 1903-11 6
  • Orrin Knapp, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Danbury, 1841, 1855 7
  1. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
  2. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 4th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/equestrian
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  6. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  7. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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