The surname Manwood was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that county.
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Early History of the Manwood family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Manwood research. Another 179 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1106, 1432, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1563, 1578, 1600, 1603 and 1618 are included under the topic Early Manwood History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Manwood Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Manwood, Manwould, Manwold, Manwode, Manwoode and others.
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Early Notables of the Manwood family
Distinguished members of the family include
the Manwood family of Kent...
In 1563, a Sir Roger Manwood founded a Free Grammar School in Sandwich...
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Migration of the Manwood family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 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..
England
