The name Agge came to England with the ancestors of the Agge family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Agge family lived in Oxfordshire.
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Early Origins of the Agge family
The surname Agge was first found in Auge, as De Augo from Crevecoeur, Calvados, in Normandy. The family were bailiffs of the town of Auge. Henry, Duke of Normandy issued a writ insisting that the men of their ilk would not be allowed to attend the fair at Crevecoeur.
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Early History of the Agge family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Agge research. Another 28 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1199 is included under the topic Early Agge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Agge Spelling Variations
Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Agg, Agge, Aug, Auge and others.
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Early Notables of the Agge family
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Migration of the Agge family
Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Agge or a variant listed above: Anthony Agg who settled in Virginia in the year 1654; one of our earliest landed families, and John Agg who arrived at Philadelphia in 1818; another John in 1820.
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