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![Show Contents]() Hunly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The ancestry of the name Hunly dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the settlements of High Hunsley and Low Hunsley in the East Riding of Yorkshire. 1 The surname Hunly belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Hunly familyThe surname Hunly was first found in Yorkshire, at High Hunsley, a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The village dates back to the Domesday Book 2 where it was recorded as Hund(r)eslege and meant "woodland clearing of a man called Hund" 3 "This place appears to have been anciently of more importance than it is at present, many foundations of buildings having been dug up at various times. Upon a hill here, was a beacon that gave name to the largest division of the wapentake." 4 Early History of the Hunly familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hunly research. Another 45 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hunly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hunly Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Hunly have been found, including Hunsley, Hunsly, Hunley, Hunly, Hundsley, Hundsly and others. Early Notables of the Hunly familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hunly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Hunly migration to the United States | + |
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 Hunly, or a variant listed above:
Hunly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Elizabeth Hunly, who arrived in Virginia in 1651 5
- Robert Hunly, who landed in Virginia in 1651 5
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Hunly migration to the United States 
