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Where did the English Womer family come from? What is the English Womer family crest and coat of arms? When did the Womer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Womer family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Womersley, Womersley, Womerslea, Womsley, Womsley, Wamsley, Wamersley, Wormley, Wormlea and many more.

First found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, [1] indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the village and lands of Wommersley, held by Sire Ilbert de Lacy, a Norman Baron, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. This Baron was from Lassy in Normandy on the road from Vire to Auvray. His son inherited 96 Lordships one of which was Womersley.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Womer research. Another 241 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1463, 1509, 1510, 1567, and 1600 are included under the topic Early Womer History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Womer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Womer Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Bernhart Womer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737
  • John Michl Womer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761

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  1. ^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)

Other References

  1. Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
  2. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  3. Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
  4. 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.
  5. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  6. Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
  7. Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
  8. Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
  9. Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
  10. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
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The Womer Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Womer 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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