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![Show Contents]() Kerwin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
A Boernician family in ancient Scotland were the ancestors of those who first used the name Kerwin. They lived in Cumberland, where it was originally associated with Culwen. Culwen or Culewen is the old spelling of Colvend which was located near the river Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire. Early Origins of the Kerwin familyThe surname Kerwin was first found in Northumberland, 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 Kerwin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kerwin research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1379, 1554, 1558, 1559, 1567, 1571, 1621 and 1679 are included under the topic Early Kerwin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kerwin Spelling VariationsSpelling variations occur frequently in Scottish names that date from the medieval era. They result from a general lack of grammatical rules and the tendency to spell names according to sound. Kerwin has been spelled Curwen, Curwens, Corwen, Corwyn, Curwyn, Curwin, Curvin, Corwin, Kerwen, Kerwin, Kerwyn, Kervin and many more. Early Notables of the Kerwin familyAnother 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Kerwin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kerwin RankingIn the United States, the name Kerwin is the 10,889th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Kerwin migration to the United States | + |
In the 20th century, the ancestors of many of those Boernician-Scottish people still populate North America. They distributed themselves on either side of the border at the time of the War of Independence. United Empire Loyalists went north to Canada and those who wanted a new nation stayed south. Both groups went on to found great nations. Some of the first North American settlers with Kerwin name or one of its variants:
Kerwin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Robert Kerwin, who arrived in New England in 1770 2
Kerwin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Kerwin, aged 24, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1820
- John Kerwin, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1854
- John Kerwin, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 2
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Kerwin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- John Kerwin, aged 24, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "South Sea"
- John Kerwin, aged 23, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Thomas Arbuthnot"
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kerwin (post 1700) | + |
- Lance M. Kerwin (1960-2023), American actor, known for Outbreak (1995), Enemy Mine (1985) and Salem's Lot (1979)
- Daniel Patrick Kerwin (1874-1960), American outfielder in Major League Baseball
- Thomas Vincent "Tom" Kerwin (b. 1944), retired American professional basketball player
- Cornelius M. "Neil" Kerwin (b. 1949), American educator in public administration
- James Kerwin (b. 1973), American film and theatre director
- Brian Kerwin (b. 1949), American actor
- Joseph Peter Kerwin (b. 1932), former NASA astronaut with over 28 days in space aboard Skylab 2 3
- James E. Kerwin, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Passaic County, 1913 4
- Edward J. Kerwin, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for New York, 1932 4
- Dennis P. Kerwin, American politician, Delegate to New York State Constitutional Convention 19th District, 1894 4
- ... (Another 13 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Si je n'estoy
Motto Translation: If I were not.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Joseph Kerwin. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kerwin-jp.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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