Revans History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland

The Revans surname is a Scottish habitation name. That is, the surname is derived from a place name. Some suggest the name is derived from the lands in Perthshire long held by this family.

Early Origins of the Revans family

The surname Revans was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), at Ruthven, a parish in the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire. This noble Scottish family claims to trace its ancestry to Thor, the Scandinavian, who settled in Scotland in the reign of David I (12th C.) 1 It is thought that they held the Barony of Ruthven in Angus about 1050, and then branched into Perthshire.

Early History of the Revans family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Revans research. Another 227 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1488, 1520, 1528, 1541, 1552, 1566, 1577, 1582, 1584, 1600, 1641, 1651, 1671, 1673, 1701, 1769, 1772, 1800, 1816, 1819, 1833, 1835, 1836, 1838, 1840, 1919 and 1921 are included under the topic Early Revans History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Revans Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruthven, Ruthen, Ruthin, Wruthven, Wruthen, Rutheven, Rotheven, Rothveyn and many more.

Early Notables of the Revans family

Notable amongst the Clan from early times was William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven (died c. 1528), a Scottish nobleman, Privy Counsellor of Scotland; William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven (died 1552), a Scottish nobleman, Extraordinary Lord of Session and Keeper of the Privy Seal; Patrick Ruthven (ca.1520-1566) 3rd Lord of Ruthven, Privy Councillor to Mary Queen of Scots; William Ruthven (1541-1584) 4th Lord Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie; John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie (c.1577-1600), a Scottish nobleman who was killed while...
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Migration of the Revans family to Ireland

Some of the Revans family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Revans migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Revans Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Samuel Revans (1808-1888), English colonist, the ‘father of the New Zealand press,’ who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Adelaide" in 1858; he initially emigrated to Montreal in 1833 but left Canada in 1837 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Revans (post 1700) +

Reginald William Revans (b. 1907), English management consultant

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)
Shadow Time Settlers (Retrieved 5th November 2010), retrieved from http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/settlers.html