The ancestry of the name Rigmadend dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the county of Lancashire, where they held a family seat at Wedacre. The surname Rigmadend refers to the dweller by the ridge, in this case the reference is to the female bearer of the name.
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Early Origins of the Rigmadend family
The surname Rigmadend was first found in Lancashire and Lincolnshire where two gentry families bore the name Rigmaiden. "I can give not better etymology for the name than 'a romping girl.' " 1 Nether Wyersdale in Lancashire was an ancient family seat. "Wyersdale was part of the possessions of the Lancasters: in the reign of Philip and Mary, John Rigmayden held the manor; and in 1605 it was held by the Gerards, of Bromley." 2
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Early History of the Rigmadend family
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Rigmadend Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Rigmadend have been found, including Rigmaiden, Regmaiden, Rigmaden and others.
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Early Notables of the Rigmadend family
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Migration of the Rigmadend family
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Rigmadend, or a variant listed above: William Rigmaiden who settled in Pennsylvania in 1761.
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