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Anglin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The lineage of the name Anglin begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in a meadow beside water. The surname Anglin originally derived from the Old English word Engelond 1 which referred to a meadow beside a rushing river. As such, the surname is topographic; that is, a name derived from a geographical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. 2

Another source has this theory about the variant England: "It seems quite absurd to have adopted the name of one's country while still residing in it, as a family name; but I am inclined to think that it was first given to an Englishman when living in a foreign country, and that he, on his return, continued to use it. Or, England may possibly be the name of some obscure locality of which the family were anciently possessed, just as the Hollands take their name, not from the land of Dutchmen, but from a district of Lincolnshire. " 3

Another source claims the word England is from the Anglo-Saxon Englaland c. 890 and means "land of the Angles." 4

Early Origins of the Anglin family

The surname Anglin was first found in Yorkshire where some of the first records of the family were found listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. The following entries all denote landholders: Alicia de Ingeland; Isabella Ingeland; Willelmus Ingland; and Robertas Ingland. 2

Looking back further, we found Nicholas de Engelond was listed in the Assize Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1260; and William de Engelond was listed in the Assize Rolls of Cheshire in 1295. Later, John Ingelond (Engelond) was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Essex in 1327. 5

Early History of the Anglin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Anglin research. Another 181 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1560, 1717, 1720, 1721, 1730, 1740, 1748, 1788 and 1814 are included under the topic Early Anglin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Anglin Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Anglin has undergone many spelling variations, including England, Englund, Englend and others.

Early Notables of the Anglin family

Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Ingeland (fl. 1560), English dramatist, studied, according to his own account, at Cambridge, and is said to have belonged to Christ's College. 6 Edward England (died 1721), born Edward Seegar in Ireland, was a famous African coast and Indian Ocean pirate captain from 1717 to 1720. According to Forbes, he was the twelfth highest earning pirate having a wealth of over 8 million in today's dollars. George...
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Anglin Ranking

In the United States, the name Anglin is the 2,857^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 7

Anglin migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Anglin were among those contributors:

Anglin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ruth Anglin, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 8

Anglin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Anglin, aged 22, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 8
Kitty Anglin, aged 19, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 8
Patrick Anglin, aged 15, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 8
Daniel Anglin, 55, William Anglin, 22, Kitty Anglin, 19, and Patrick Anglin, 15, all arrived in New York in 1850
Biddy Anglin, aged 55, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 8
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Anglin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Anglin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean Anglin, who arrived in Quebec in 1659

Anglin 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. 9

Anglin Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

Philip Anglin, who landed in Jamaica in 1776 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Anglin (post 1700) +

Jack Anglin (1916-1963), American country music singer, member of the Anglin Brothers
Chriss Anglin, American actor, known for Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and An American Carol (2008)
John Anglin (1850-1905), U.S. Navy sailor, Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher
William Anglin, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888 10
John B. Anglin, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1904 10
Hollis C. Anglin, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1996 10
Francis Alexander Anglin (1865-1933), Canadian jurist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1924 to 1933
Brigadier Gerald Gardnier Anglin (1894-1987), District Officer Commanding 7th Military District from 1940 to 1945 11
Timothy Warren Anglin (1822-1896), Canadian politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
Mary Margaret Anglin (1876-1958), Canadian Broadway actress, director and producer

Citations +

Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. 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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, August 30) Gerald Anglin. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Anglin/Gerald_Gardnier/Canada.html