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Amend History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Amend History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany
Ireland

The history of the Amend name began with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from Hamon, an Old French personal name brought to England after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

"The name appears in Normandy during the following century as a surname, for Geoffrey, Ranulph, Waleran, Richard, and Stephen Hamon or Hammon are found on the Exchequer Rolls of the Duchy in 1180-98; and, as Hammond, became common in England. The last Abbot of Battle was a Hammond." 1

Early Origins of the Amend family

The surname Amend was first found in Kent. The Roll of Battle Abbey reveals that two brothers, sons or grandsons of Hamon Dentatus accompanied the Conqueror in his Conquest. The first was Robert Fitz-Hamon, the renowned Conqueror of Glamorganshire and the second was Haimon, named in the Domesday Book as "Dapifer," for having received the office of Lord Steward for the King. The latter died issueless while the former had four daughters, three of which had conventual lives. 2

The remaining daughter named Mabel married Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester. Hamon Dentatus had two other sons: Richard of Granville; and Creuquer who inherited the Barony of Chatham from Robert Fitz-Hamon and many of the Kentish estates of Hamon Dapifer. 2

These estates were passed down to Haimon de Crévequer (died 1208) who had one son Robert Haimon. The latter joined the confederacy of Barons against Henry III., and as a consequence lost all his estates.

Later, West-Acre in Norfolk was home to a branch of the family. "It is the property of A. Hamond, Esq., whose seat here, High House, is a handsome mansion in the Italian style, finely situated in a well-wooded park. The church is partly in the early and partly in the later English style, with a square embattled tower, and contains the mausoleum of the Hamond family, and many beautiful monuments to several of its members." 3

Early History of the Amend family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Amend research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1209, 1579, 1600, 1605, 1621, 1630, 1647, 1654, 1658, 1660, 1665, 1672, 1681, 1716 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Amend History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Amend Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Amend family name include Hammond, Hammon, Hammons, Hamon, Hamond and others.

Early Notables of the Amend family

Notables of the family at this time include Matthew Hammond (died 1579) Unitarian ploughwright from Hetherset, Norfolk, who was executed for his beliefs; Thomas Hammond (c. 1600-1658), an officer in the New Model Army and a regicide; Henry Hammond (1605-1660), an English churchman; Thomas Hammond (1630-1681), an English-born merchant and landowner who settled in Norway, father of Sara Hammond...
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Amend Ranking

In the United States, the name Amend is the 18,835^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Amend family to Ireland

Some of the Amend family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Amend migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Amend surname or a spelling variation of the name include :

Amend Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Francois Amend, aged 35, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 5
Johan Georg Amend, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 5
John Amend, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1761 5
Ygnace Amend, aged 38, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 5
Johanna Amend, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1796 5

Amend Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Adam Amend, aged 22, who arrived in America in 1854 5
Magdalena Amend, aged 26, who landed in America in 1854 5
Michael Amend, aged 30, who arrived in America in 1854 5
Konrad Amend, who arrived in Iowa in 1869 5
Catharina Amend, aged 4, who arrived in New York, NY in 1899 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Amend migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Amend Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Adam Amend, aged 57, who landed in Quebec in 1893
Cathrina Amend, aged 54, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
Elisabeth Amend, aged 23, who landed in Quebec in 1893
Heinrich Amend, aged 10, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
Jacob Amend, aged 17, who landed in Quebec in 1893
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Contemporary Notables of the name Amend (post 1700) +

William J. C. "Bill" Amend III (b. 1962), American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip FoxTrot
Eric Amend (1965-1984), American Olympic tennis player at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Edward B. Amend, American Democratic Party politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903-13 6
Rolf-Dieter Amend (1949-2022), East German three-time gold medalist slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s, born in Magdeburg

The Amend Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Per tot discrimina verun
Motto Translation: Through so many dangers

Citations +

Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 2 of 3
Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html