Norrich History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Norrich family

The surname Norrich was first found in Norfolk where one of the first record of the name was Sir John de Norwich who had a "licence to make a castle of his house in Mettingham, in which he founded a chantry dedicated to God and the Virgin Mary. He also established a college at Raveningham, in Norfolk, in 1343, for a master and eight chaplains. " 1

Early History of the Norrich family

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Norrich Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Norwich, Norwick, Norrich, Norrick and others.

Early Notables of the Norrich family

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Norrich migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Norrich Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Tho Norrich, who landed in Virginia in 1666 2

Citations +

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)