| ![Show Contents]() Arram History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The distinguished name Arram was derived from the Old English word "hearn," denoting "evil, hurt, injury." 1 Alternatively the name could have been derived from " a trade-sign of an Arm or Arms." 2 Early Origins of the Arram familyThe surname Arram was first found in Lincolnshire where Walter Harm was recorded in the Registrum Antiquissimum c. 1150-1156. Years later, we found Richard Harm in the Feet of Fines for Surrey (1234-1235) and in Leicestershire we found William Arm in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. 1 Early History of the Arram familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arram research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1235, 1327, 1674, 1704, 1759 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Arram History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Arram Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Arram has been recorded under many different variations, including Harm, Harme, Harmes, Harms, Armes, Arms, Arme and many more. Early Notables of the Arram familyDistinguished members of the family include Eugene Aram (1704-1759), born in 1704, probably in September, at Ramsgill, Netherdale, Yorkshire. "His father was gardener to Sir Edward Blackett, of Newby; and after receiving the...
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Arram Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Arram familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Arram or a variant listed above: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
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