Northen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Northen surname was a topographic name, referring to someone who came "from the North." 1 2 3

Early Origins of the Northen family

The surname Northen was first found in Huntingdonshire where William le Northerne was listed in 1252. 2 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Thomas le Northeryn, Lincolnshire; and Geoffrey le Northern, Norfolk. 3

Later, Richard le Northryn, le Northren was listed at Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1317 and William Northene was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1327. 2

The Writs of Parliament recorded Thomas le Northern. And in Somerset, Richard le Northerne was recorded there 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 4

Early History of the Northen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Northen research. Another 44 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1666 and 1686 are included under the topic Early Northen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Northen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Northen, Northern, Northerne, Northyn, Northryn, Northene and many more.

Early Notables of the Northen family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Northen family of Yorkshire

Northen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Northen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Northen, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1823

Contemporary Notables of the name Northen (post 1700) +

William Jonathan Northen (1835-1913), American politician, Member of Georgia State House of Representatives, 1877, 1880; Member of Georgia State Senate, 1884; Governor of Georgia, 1890-94 5
Roger Northen, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1992 5
Mary Elizabeth Moody Northen (1892-1986), American financier and philanthropist
Hubbard Edwin Northen (1886-1947), American professional baseball player
Rob Northen, British programmer who invented the Rob Northen Copylock, a copy-protection system designed to prevent disk duplication with standard floppy disk drives on the Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS platforms in 1984
Adolph Northen (1828-1876), German painter
Perry Northen Jester (1902-1982), American politician, U.S. Consul in Barbados, 1935-36; Southampton, 1937-39; Lagos, 1940-42; Colombo, 1947-48; U.S. Consul General in Dakar, 1949 6

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html