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![Show Contents]() Theregod History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The history of the Theregod name began with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the baptismal name Thurgod, an ancient font name. After the Norman Conquest, the Old English naming system gradually dissolved. Old English names became less common and were replaced by popular continental European names. The earliest surnames in England were found shortly after the Norman Conquest and are of Norman French rather than native English origins. Early Origins of the Theregod familyThe surname Theregod was first found in Hertfordshire where they were descended from Turgod, "a Domesday [Book] baptismal appellation" 1 and the name has often been confounded with Toogood. Early History of the Theregod familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Theregod research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1595, 1647, 1660, 1667, 1669, 1683, 1700, 1715 and 1792 are included under the topic Early Theregod History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Theregod Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Theregod family name include Thoroughgood, Throwgrood, Thorowgood, Thorogood, Toogood and many more. Early Notables of the Theregod familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Sir John Thorowgood; and Richard Towgood (1595?-1683), an English Royalist clerygman, Dean of Bristol (1667-1683.)
Michaijah Towgood (1700-1792), was an English dissenting minister, born at Axminster, Devonshire, and was the second son of Michaijah...
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Theregod Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Theregod familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Theregod surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Richard Throughtgood settled in Virginia in 1630; Dan Thoroughgood settled in Virginia in 1635; along with Sara and Thomas, followed by Mary in 1638; and Elin in 1651.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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