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Where did the English Ralph family come from? What is the English Ralph family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ralph family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ralph family history?
The name Ralph is derived from the Old Norse given name Randolph, which itself comes from the Old German words, "rad," meaning "counsel," and "wolf," meaning "wolf."
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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 of this family name include: Ralph, Rolph, Rolfe, Rafe, Raff, Ralf, Ralfe and others.First found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. It is thought that the name first arrived in Britain well before the Conquest, with Scandinavian settlers, and then bearers of the name also arrived with the Normans.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ralph research. Another 354 words(25 lines of text) covering the years 1205, 1705, and 1762 are included under the topic Early Ralph History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Ralph. 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:
Ralph Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Sam Ralph settled in Virginia in 1653
- Sam Ralph, who arrived in Virginia in 1653
- Margaret Ralph, who landed in Maryland in 1671
Ralph Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Joseph Ralph, who arrived in Virginia in 1701
- Thomas Ralph, who arrived in America in 1760-1763
- Thomas Ralph settled in Jamaica in 1761
- Francis Ralph settled in New Jersey in 1769
- Francis Ralph, who arrived in New Jersey in 1769
Ralph Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- William Ralph, aged 13, landed in New York in 1819
- Phillip H Ralph, aged 4, landed in New York, NY in 1819
- Steven Ralph, aged 8, landed in New York in 1819
- Geo. Ralph settled in New York State in 1823
- Edward Ralph, who landed in New York in 1832
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- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- 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.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
- Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
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The Ralph Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ralph 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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