The surname Frogall was first found in Kent where Henry de ffrogenhole was recorded in 1262. The name is thought to have originated at Frog’s Hole in Goudhurst. 1
However, another source disagrees with this origin, noting the name could have originated at Frognall, a hamlet in Lincolnshire.
In the New World, Frognall is the name of a large boom-era mansion located at 54 Mont Albert Road in the Melbourne suburb of Canterbury, Australia. We can find no reason for the eponym. Frognal House is a Jacobean mansion in London, England, built in the early 16th century.
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Early History of the Frogall family
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Frogall Spelling Variations
It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Frogall are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. The variations of the name Frogall include: Frognall, Frogenall, Frogenhall, Froghall, Frogull and many more.
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Early Notables of the Frogall family
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Migration of the Frogall family
Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Frogall 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..
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