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![Show Contents]() Ottyr History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Ottyr is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. Ottyr is a name that comes from the Scandinavian given name Ottur. When used as a surname Otter indicates that the father of the original bearer was named Ottur. Early Origins of the Ottyr familyThe surname Ottyr was first found in Huntingdonshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, and are believed to be descended from the celebrated Castellan of Windsor, William FitzOther, son of Otherus, the Duke of Lombardy, the great Norman land owner at the time of the Conquest, who was also scion of the Fitzgeralds, the Gerards and the Windsors. The Clan proliferated in east Yorkshire, Nottingham, Lincoln and Derby. Early History of the Ottyr familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ottyr research. Another 141 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1140, 1250, 1264, 1291, 1296, 1548 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Ottyr History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ottyr Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Other, Others, Otter, Otters, Ottyr, Otre, Otir, Oter, Oder, Othyr, FitzOther and many more. Early Notables of the Ottyr familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ottyr Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ottyr familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Ottyr or a variant listed above were: Johan Casspar Other who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1740; Thomas Others settled in Virginia in 1636; Francis Otter landed in America in 1748.
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