Fourewoode History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The family name Fourewoode is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon names of Britain. It was originally a name for a person who worked as a swineherd, a person who tended hogs. Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old English elements for, which meant pig or hog, and weard, which meant guard or watchman.

Early Origins of the Fourewoode family

The surname Fourewoode was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Fourewoode family

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Fourewoode Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Fourewoode include Forward, Forwood, Forewood, Foreward and others.

Early Notables of the Fourewoode family

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Migration of the Fourewoode family to Ireland

Some of the Fourewoode family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Fourewoode family

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Ambrose and Mary Forward who settled in Virginia in 1735 and later moved to Maryland.