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![Show Contents]() Turogoyd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Anglo-Saxon name Turogoyd comes 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 Turogoyd familyThe surname Turogoyd 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 Turogoyd familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Turogoyd 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 Turogoyd History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Turogoyd Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Turogoyd has appeared include Thoroughgood, Throwgrood, Thorowgood, Thorogood, Toogood and many more. Early Notables of the Turogoyd 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 Turogoyd Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Turogoyd familyAt this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Turogoyd arrived in North America very early: 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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