The ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England produced the name of Eritege. It was given to a person who held or occupied land inherited by an ancestor instead of acquiring it by means of the Feudal System. The surname Eritege is derived from the Old English word heritage, which in turn comes from the Old French words eritage and heritage. These words are derived from the Late Latin word heritagium, which comes from the word heres, which means heir.
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Early Origins of the Eritege family
The surname Eritege was first found in Oxfordshire, where they held a family seat from very early times.
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Early History of the Eritege family
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Eritege Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Eritege has appeared include Herytage, Heritage, Eritage, Erytage and others.
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Early Notables of the Eritege family
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Migration of the Eritege family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Eritege arrived in North America very early: Roger Eritage, who sailed to Barbados in 1635; Richard Heritage to New Jersey in 1664; W. Heritage to San Francisco, Cal. in 1850 and Mary Houlihan Heritage to Nova Scotia in 1838..
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