Ragg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Ragg family

The surname Ragg was first found in Leicestershire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Ragg family

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Ragg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wragg, Ragge, Wragge and others.

Early Notables of the Ragg family

Distinguished members of the family include

Sir Thomas Ragg of Bowden Magna

Ragg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ragg Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Benj Ragg, who landed in Virginia in 1635 1
Ann Ragg, who arrived in Virginia in 1650

Ragg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Isaac Ragg, who settled in Annapolis, Maryland in 1719

Contemporary Notables of the name Ragg (post 1700) +

Thomas Ragg (1808-1881), English divine and poet, born at Nottingham, son of George Ragg and Jane (Morrison) Ragg
Harry Richard Ragg (1889-1967), English-born, Anglican Bishop of Calagary (1943-1952)
Theodore David Butler Ragg (1919-2002), Canadian-born, Anglican Bishop of Huron (1974-1984)

Citations +

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)