Otwell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Otwell or a variant listed above:

Otwell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Bridget Otwell, who settled in New York State in 1853

• David Otwell (b. 1956), the other half of an American singing duo made up of identical twin brothers
• Roger Otwell (b. 1956), half of an American singing duo made up of identical twin brothers. They are best known as members of The Lawrence Welk Show from 1977-1982
• Ronnie Ray Otwell, American Theatre Printing Executive, Georgia
• Otwell Rankin (b. 1916), American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Kenton County Democratic Party, 1959-67; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1964 [2]