Ortes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

Early Origins of the Ortes family

The surname Ortes was first found in Ord, a village about 2 miles (3 km) south west of Berwick Upon Tweed in Northumberland that dates back to 1196 where it was first listed as Horde. 1 East Ord, Middle Ord and West Ord were all hamlets at one time and all owned by the Ord family until the early fifteenth century. The villages are essentially on the Scottish-English border of today so the family's movement through the ages on both sides is to be expected. By example, we draw the reader's attention to the township of Newbiggin in Northumberland. "This place, which is pleasantly situated on the north bank of the river Derwent, was for many years the residence of the Ord family, of whom Robert, who died in 1778, was chief Baron of the exchequer in Scotland." 2

Early History of the Ortes family

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Ortes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Orde, Ord and others.

Early Notables of the Ortes family

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Ortes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ortes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Lope Ortes, who landed in Peru in 1834 3
Immanuel Ortes, aged 45, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1841 3
F Ortes, aged 27, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1854 3
Antonio Ortes, aged 36, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1859 3

Ortes Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alberto Ortes, who landed in Texas in 1907 3

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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)