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Early Origins of the Flintarn family

The surname Flintarn was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 13th century in the Yarm district of North Yorkshire. 1

Early History of the Flintarn family

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Flintarn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Flintarn have been found, including Flintoff, Flitcroft, Flinton, Flintham, Flintard, Flintarne and many more.

Early Notables of the Flintarn family

Distinguished members of the family include Henry Flitcroft (1697-1769), a major English architect in the second generation of Palladianism. He was the son of Jeffery Flitcroft, gardener to William III at Hampton Court, and grandson of Jeffery...
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Migration of the Flintarn family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Flintarn, 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..



  1. Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.


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