Froude History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland

A Viking family in ancient Scotland was the first to use the name Froude. It was a name for a clever person. The nickname comes from the Old Norse, and was brought to Scotland by Viking Raiders who settled in the Orkney Islands in the 9th century, after being evicted from their holdings in Norway. Those settlers were led by Sigurd the Stout. There is also a place-name Frude, found in Tweedsmuir, Peebles (now part of the Strathclyde and Border regions). It is possible that the surname came from the place-name, however, the opposite derivation is more probable.

Early Origins of the Froude family

The surname Froude was first found in Devon, 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 Froude family

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Froude Spelling Variations

Medieval scribes most often spelled names by the way they sounded. spelling variations, are thus, very common in records dating from that time. Over the years, Froude has been spelled Froud, Froude, Frowd, Frowde, Frude, Frood and others.

Early Notables of the Froude family

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Froude Ranking

In Newfoundland, Canada, the name Froude is the 606^th most popular surname with an estimated 75 people with that name. 1

Froude migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Froude Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Robert Froude, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Mary Ann" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 24th September 1858 2
Miss Margaret Froude, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Mary Ann" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 24th September 1858 2
D. Froude, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Tamar" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 28th January 1858 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Froude (post 1700) +

William Froude (1810-1879), British engineer and naval architect, fourth son of the Venerable Robert Hurrell Froude, Archdeacon of Totnes and rector of Dartington and Denbury in Devonshire; eponym of the Froude number 4
Frederick Ernest "Fred" Froude (1910-1978), Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood (1930-1939)
Derek Owen Froude (b. 1959), New Zealand Olympic long-distance runner at the 1984 and 1992 games
Christine Ann Froude (b. 1947), British retired Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Malmesbury from 2011 and Acting Archdeacon of Bristol, 2013–2018
James Anthony Froude (1818-1894), English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser's Magazine from Dartington Rectory, Devon
Richard Hurrell Froude (1803-1836), English divine, son of Robert Hurrell Froude, afterwards Archdeacon of Totnes

Citations +

The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020