The surname Missenden was first found in Buckinghamshire at either Great Missenden or Little Missenden, parishes that date back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when they were first listed collectively as Missedene. 1 The place name probably meant "valley where water-plants or marsh-plants grow," from the Old English words "mysse" + "denu." 2 We must look to the chapel of Great Missenden to find the first records of the name. "In the parish was an abbey for Black canons, in honour of the Virgin Mary, founded in 1133 by Sir William de Missenden." 3
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Early History of the Missenden family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Missenden research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Missenden History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Missenden Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Missenden, Missendin, Missendene, Mussenden, Mussendin and many more.
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Early Notables of the Missenden family
Distinguished members of the family include
the Missenden family of Buckingham
Migration of the Missenden family to Ireland
Some of the Missenden family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Missenden 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
Ireland
