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Almond History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Canada Australia New Zealand West Indies

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Almond History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The origins of the name Almond are with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the Old English personal name Æthelmund. This name is composed of two elements: Æthel, which means noble, and mund, which means protection. However, the surname Almond may also derive from the Old French word aleman, which means German.

Early Origins of the Almond family

The surname Almond was first found in the counties of Yorkshire and Northumberland, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Almond family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Almond research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the year 1800 is included under the topic Early Almond History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Almond Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Almond has been spelled many different ways, including Almond, Almonde, Almont, Almon and others.

Early Notables of the Almond family

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Almond Ranking

In the United States, the name Almond is the 3,885^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Almond family to Ireland

Some of the Almond family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Almond migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Almonds to arrive in North America:

Almond Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Awdry Almond, aged 32, who landed in America in 1635 2
Audrey Almond, aged 32, British settler who arrived in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Abigail" 2
William Almond, who landed in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1635 2
William Almond, aged 34, who landed in America in 1635 2
William Almond, aged 34, British settler who arrived in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Abigail" 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Almond Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Almond, who landed in New York in 1795 2

Almond Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Almond, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1827

Almond migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Almond Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Margereta Almond, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757

Almond migration to Australia +

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

Almond Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Almond, (Whiteman), English ploughman who was convicted in Lincolnshire (Parts of Lindsey), England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Chapman" on 6th April 1824, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3
Mr. John Almond, (b. 1791), aged 40, English ploughman who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 14 years for house breaking, transported aboard the "Camden" on 21st March 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
Thomas Almond, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Brankenmore" in 1846 5
Charles Almond, aged 22, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Samuel Boddington" in 1849 6
Charles Almond, aged 22, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Samuel Boddington" 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Almond migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Almond Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Sarah Almond, (b. 1844), aged 17, English domestic servant, from Middlesex travelling from London aboard the ship "Sebastopol" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th December 1861 7

Almond migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 8

Almond Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Susan Almond, who settled in Jamaica in 1661

Contemporary Notables of the name Almond (post 1700) +

Lincoln Carter Almond (1936-2023), American attorney and politician, 72nd Governor of Rhode Island from 1995 to 2003
Steve Almond (b. 1966), American short story writer and essayist
Gabriel A. Almond (1911-2002), American political scientist
Morris Almond (b. 1985), American professional NBA basketball player
Lieutenant General Edward Mallory Almond (1892-1979), American officer best known as the commander of the United States Army X Corps during the Korean War 9
William "Willie" Almond (b. 1868), English footballer
Louis James Almond (b. 1992), English professional footballer
John "Jack" Almond (b. 1876), English football forward
John Almond (b. 1915), English footballer
Marc Almond (b. 1957), popular English singer, songwriter
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Almond family +

HMS Dorsetshire

John Almond (d. 1945), British Electrical Artificer 4th Class aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 10

HMS Hood

Mr. Frederick Almond (b. 1907), English Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Altringham, Cheshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 11

RMS Lusitania

Mr. John Almond, English First Waiter from Blackburn, Lancashire, England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 12

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records of Australia. Retreived 26th January 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/chapman
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 2nd December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/camden
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BRANKENMORE 1846. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1846Brankenmoor.gif
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SAMUEL BODDINGTON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849SamuelBoddington.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Edward Almond. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Edward Almond. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Almond
Force Z Survivors HMS Dorsetshire Crew List, (Retrieved 2018, February 13th), https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listdorsetshirecrew.html
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/