The surname Motherwell was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in Scotland by an agreement between King Alexander II and Henry III of England when John Motherwell held lands.
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Early History of the Motherwell family
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Motherwell Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Motherwell, Modwerwell, Moderwell, Modrell, Modervell, Moderel and many more.
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Early Notables of the Motherwell family
Notable amongst the family at this time was
the Motherwell family of Lanark
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Motherwell migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Motherwell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Alexander Motherwell, who was naturalized in Fairfield County, Ohio in 1868
Motherwell migration to Canada
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Motherwell Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
James Motherwell, who settled in Canada in 1818
Thomas Motherwell, who settled in Ontario in 1871
Contemporary Notables of the name Motherwell (post 1700)
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Robert Burns Motherwell (1915-1991), American painter
Winifred Motherwell, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2004 1
William Motherwell (1797-1835), Scottish collector of ballads
William Richard Motherwell (1860-1943), Canadian politician
Thomas Motherwell Preble (1810-1907), American Free Will Baptist minister in New Hampshire and a Millerite preacher
Motherwell migration to the United States 
Motherwell migration to Canada 
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