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![Show Contents]() Ernie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Ernie familyThe surname Ernie was first found in Hampshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Winton, held by Waleran Hunter of the Venables family in Normandy who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Early Lancashire records show Robert Herneys as holding lands there in the 13th century and later, Phelipot Herneys was found in Bedfordshire in 1337. 2 Early History of the Ernie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ernie research. Another 155 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1068, 1100, 1327, 1510, 1535 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Ernie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ernie Spelling VariationsBefore the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Ernie family name include Ernies, Erneys, Ernes, Hernes, Hernies, Ernyes, Hernis, Herneys, Ernest, Earnest, Harneys, Harney, Herneys and many more. Early Notables of the Ernie familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - the Erneys (Ernies) family of Speke (Espeake) in Lancashire
Migration of the Ernie familyTo escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Ernie family to immigrate North America: 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..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ernie (post 1700) | + |
- Ernie Fields Jr. (1934-2024), American baritone saxophonist and session musician
- Ernie Drew "Black Jack" Barrett (1929-2023), American NBA professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics (1953-1954) and (1955-1956)
- Ernie "Nipper" Jury (1872-1966), New Zealand lawn bowler who won a gold medal in the men's fours at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Ernie Burnes (1907-1969), Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League in 1932
- Ernie Boch Jr. (b. 1958), American billionaire and businessman, former CEO of Boch Enterprises, a US$1 billion business consisting primarily of automobile dealerships in Norwood, Massachusetts
- Ernie Mendillo (b. 1959), American musician and co-founder of the New York band The Brandos
- Ernie Lively (1947-2021), born Ernest Wilson Brown Jr., an American actor and acting coach, and the father of actors Eric Lively and Blake Lively
- Ernie Tate (1934-2021), Irish supporter and leading member of Trotskyist groups in Canada and the United Kingdom and a founder in the 1960s of the International Marxist Group and Vietnam Solidarity Campaign in Britai
- Ernie Gonzalez (1961-2020), American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s
- Ernie Duplechin, former American football coach and college athletics administrator, SLC Coach of the Year (1979)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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