Warritch History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe Anglo-Saxon name Warritch comes from when the family resided in the county of Warwickshire or in the settlement of Warwick in the county of Cumberland. The surname Warritch belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, farmsteads, counties, or other locations. Early Origins of the Warritch familyThe surname Warritch was first found in Cumberland where one of the first on record was Alwine of Warwick who held the castles and manor about the year 1050. His son, Turchil de Warwick 1 appeared in the Domesday Book in 1086 as a tenant of the same manors. "Turchil owned his surname to his office of sheriff or Warwickshire." 2 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list John de Warrewyc in Yorkshire, Matilda de Warewyck in Cambridgeshire and John de Warewyk in Oxfordshire. 3 Further the north in Scotland, one of the first records of then name there was "Richardus de Warewic [who] witnessed William de Moreuille's charter c. 1196." 4 A few years later, Willelmus de Warewic witnessed a charter by Adam de Hastengis of land of Kegildurs to Aberbrothros c. 1214-1226. Richard de Warwyk del count de Are rendered homage to King Edward I in 1296. 4 Early History of the Warritch familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Warritch research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1401, 1406, 1414, 1481, 1609, 1640, 1642, 1680, 1683 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Warritch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Warritch Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Warritch has been recorded under many different variations, including Warwick, Warwyke, Warrick, Warrack, Warrock, Warrich and many more. Early Notables of the Warritch familyDistinguished members of the family include John Warwick (fl. 1406), an English politician, Member of the Parliament for Totnes in 1406; John Warwick, an English politician, Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire (1401-1406); John Warwick... Migration of the Warritch family to IrelandSome of the Warritch family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Warritch familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Warritch or a variant listed above: James Warwick settled in Placienta, Newfoundland, in 1784; John Warrick settled in Fogo, Newfoundland, in 1804; John Warwick settled in Virginia in 1774.
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