| ![Show Contents]() Awdas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The Norman Conquest of England of 1066 added many new elements to the already vibrant culture. Among these were thousands of new names. The Awdas name is derived from the Old English given name Aldus. Ald, the first part of the name, means old. Early Origins of the Awdas familyThe surname Awdas was first found in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire in the south east of England, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Soon after, Rudolphus Aldous was recorded in Yorkshire in 1168 as holding considerable estates and lands, and Robert Aldous was recorded in Norfolk in 1230. "Aldous is an ancient east country name which at present has its principal home in and around Harleston in this county, though still found in Ipswich and Stowmarket. Aldus was the name of an Ipswich bailiff in 1654 (W.), and the name of Aldhuse was established in Stowmarket in the reign of Elizabeth (H.). In the forms of Aldus and Alduse it occurred in the reign of Edward I. in Norfolk, Notts, Lincolnshire, and Oxfordshire (H. R.). We learn from Blomefield's "Norfolk" that Aldous was the name of the rector of Wreningham in that county in 1393, and that Thomas Aldous of Starston, Norfolk, died in 1740 at the age of 100: Aldhouse is also an old Norfolk name." 1 Early History of the Awdas familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Awdas research. Another 36 words (3 lines of text) covering the year 1284 is included under the topic Early Awdas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Awdas Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Aldis, Aldous, Aldhouse, Aldus, Aldiss, Oldis and many more. Early Notables of the Awdas familyMore information is included under the topic Early Awdas Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Awdas familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Awdas or a variant listed above were: Nathan Aldis who settled in Massachusetts, 1640; he was made freeman 1640 and was a Deacon of the town. He died March 15; 1670; had at least two sons from which many of the North American family name descended..
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
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