Show ContentsUnett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Unett family

The surname Unett was first found in Herefordshire and Staffordshire. "The family have a tradition of a Norman Conquest origin. At an early period they branched into two lines, one of which settled in Staffordshire and the other in Herefordshire. " 1

Early History of the Unett family

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Unett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Unett, Unet, Yunett, Yunet, Hunet, Hunett and others.

Early Notables of the Unett family

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United States Unett migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Unett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Unett, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 2
Unett Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Susanna Unett, who landed in Virginia in 1717 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Unett (post 1700) +

  • Harry M. Unett, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1919 3
  • Bernard Unett (b. 1936), British Saloon car champion (now called touring car champion) in 1974, 1976 and 1977
  • Thomas Unett Brocklehurst, English banker at Macclesfield, Cheshire who reputedly introduced grey squirrels to Britain from America by releasing them on his estate in 1876, inadvertently endangering the native Red Squirrel


The Unett Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Disce mori ut vivas
Motto Translation: Learn to die that thou mayest live.


  1. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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