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Orme History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Orme family

The surname Orme was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts. Allegiances were important to Scottish middle age survival. Later they held a family seat in the parish Kennay and Henry Owrum was elected a councillor of Aberdeen in 1479.

The name is derived from Ormr, 'serpent,' a favorite Old Norse personal name. "Orm or Honn was sacerdos of Hume between 1153-1156. Orm filius Eilaf witnessed King David's great charter to Melrose Abbey, a. 1153. John, son of Orm, was one of the witnesses to Waldeve's charter of Dundas to Helias, son of Huctred, and is probably the John filius Horum who witnessed a charter by EsChina uxor Walteri. Orm was father of John, lord of Hunum (Hownam), c. 1164-1174, and William filius Orm witnessed a cherter by Dovenald, abbe de Brechin, c. 1204-1211." 1

Further to the south in England, John Orum (died 1436?) was an English churchman and academic. He was vice-chancellor of Oxford University, and Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1400 to 1429.

Early History of the Orme family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Orme research. Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1305, 1502, 1564, 1565, 1607, 1617, 1633, 1644, 1672, 1694, 1722, 1725 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Orme History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Orme Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Orem, Orme, Orrem, Orum, Orun, Orumm, Oramm, Orunn, Orenn, Oren, Oram and many more.

Early Notables of the Orme family

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Orme Ranking

In the United States, the name Orme is the 11,007^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Orme migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Orme Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Fabian Orme, who landed in Maryland in 1668 3
Robert Orme, who landed in Maryland in 1673 3
Richard Orme, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1686

Orme Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andrew Orme, who settled in Virginia in 1765

Orme Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hannah Orme, who arrived in New York, NY in 1824
Charles Orme, who landed in New York in 1838 3
James Henry Orme, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 3
Sidney Orme, who arrived in Mississippi in 1860 3
George, John, Joseph, Nathanial, and William Orme, who all, who arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860

Orme migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Orme Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Alexander Orme, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Asia" in 1839 4
Mr. Richard Orme, (b. 1826), aged 22, English mill wright who was convicted in Knutsford (Nether Knutsford), Cheshire, England for 7 years for larceny, transported aboard the "Bangalore" on 1st January 1850, arriving in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, he died in 1875 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Orme (post 1700) +

George Orme (1891-1962), American Major League Baseball player
William W Orme (1832-1866), American Brigadier General
Mr. William Orme, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1690 to 1691
Nicholas Orme, British historian, Emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University
Geoffrey Orme (1904-1978), British screenwriter, best known for his work on Doctor Who
Denise Orme (1885-1960), stage name for Kessie Smither, English music hall singer
Stanley Orme (1923-2005), Baron Orme, British Labour Party politician
Robert Orme (1728-1801), English historian, son of an Indian army doctor
Daniel Orme (1766-1802), English painter
Brigadier-General Milton Orme Boone (1891-1985), American Commanding General California Quartermaster Depot (1942-1946) 6

Historic Events for the Orme family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. Sydney Orme (b. 1919), British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 7
Mr. James William Orme, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 7

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
State Library of South Australia. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) ASIA 1839 from London with Captain Benjamin Freeman and 245 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on 16-07-1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Asia-list.htm
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/australasia
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 22) Milton Boone. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Boone/Milton_Orme/USA.html
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html