Coysh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The Anglo-Saxon name Coysh comes from when the family resided in a small cottage, hut, or hovel. The surname Coysh is derived from the Old English words cosche and cosshe, which both have this meaning. These words first appeared c. 1490. Coysh belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of tree.

Early Origins of the Coysh family

The surname Coysh was first found in Cambridgeshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Coysh family

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Coysh Spelling Variations

The 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. Coysh has been recorded under many different variations, including Coish, Coysh, Quoise, Coise and others.

Early Notables of the Coysh family

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Migration of the Coysh family

For 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 Coysh or a variant listed above: M. Coisch who arrived in Baltimore in 1820.

Contemporary Notables of the name Coysh (post 1700) +

Doris Mildred Coysh (1908-1986), born Doris Mildred Turner, an English cricketer who played in the first four Test matches and later became the first woman cricket umpire in 1959
Sarah Coysh (1742-1801), English heiress, wife to John Rolls, mother of John Rolls of The Hendre, co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited