Somerville Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Somerville

Somerville

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Somerville history with Somerville Family Crest
Suggested Readings for Somerville
Surname Notables
Clan Badge of Somerville

Septs of Somerville

About Family Crests

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Origin Displayed: Scottish

Where did the Scottish Somerville family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Somerville family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The surname Somerville originated in the place called Sémerville, in the department of Nord, France. Somerville is a local surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. There are many different 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.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sommerville, Summervillle, Somerville, Somerfield, Somervale, Somervile, Summerville, Summervale, Sumeril, Somahan and many more.

First found in Staffordshire, where they were anciently seated, and the first of this name was Walter Somerville, Lord of Wichnor in Staffordshire, and Aston Somerville in Gloucestershire, and accompanied William the Conqueror into England at the Conquest in 1066. Walter had two sons, Walter and William of whom we shall treat.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Somerville who landed in America in 1685; along with William; Thomas Somerville who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1813; Andrew, Archibald, Arthur, John, Joseph, and Mathew Sommerville arrived in Philadelphia between 1822 and 1864..

For more information on the last name Somerville, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Somerville

The Families Somerville, Somervaill, Summerall, Summerell, Summerill et al. by James H. Hines.

Some noteworthy people of the name Somerville

Sir James Fownes Somerville (1882-1949), Scottish, Royal Navy, Admiral of the Fleet
Jimmy Somerville (b. 1961), Scottish, pop singer
Rt. Rev. Thomas David Somerville (b. 1915), Canadian, Archbishop of New Westminster, BC
James Somerville (1834-1916), Canadian journalist, newspaper editor and political figure, member of the Canadian House of Commons
Sir Annesley Ashworth Somerville (1858-1942), English politician, Member of the UK Parliament for Windsor (1922-1942)
Dave Somerville (b. 1933), Canadian singer, member of "The Diamonds;"
Margaret Anne Ganley Somerville (b. 1942), Canadian (Australian born) ethicist and academic, Professor of Law, and ethics in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University
Lilian Somerville (1905-1985), English, arts administrator, née Tillard

Somerville Clan Badge

A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

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Septs of the Distinguished Name Somerville
Semval, Semvale, Semvil, Semvile, Semvul, Semvyle, Simval, Simvale, Simvil, Simvile, Simvul, Simvyle, Soamaghan, Soamaham, Soamahan, Soamahand, Soamahane, Soamahant, Soamahen, Soamahend, Soamahent, Soamahind, Soamahint, Soamahyn, Soamahynd, Soamaman, Soameral, Soamerale, Soamerall, Soameril, Soamerile, Soamerul, Soamerval, Soamervale, Soamervil, Soamervile, Soamerville, Soamervul, Soamervyle, Soameryle, Soammaville, Soammeral, Soammerale, Soammerall, Soammeril, Soammerile, Soammerley, Soammerul, Soammeryle, Soemaghan and more.

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Somerville family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Somerville coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Somerville genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Symbolism

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The Somerville Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Somerville 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.