Whamond History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The history of the name Whamond begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Wigmund, meaning man of war. 1

Early Origins of the Whamond family

The surname Whamond was first found in Sussex but "Wymond and Wymund occurred as surnames in Oxfordshire, Bucks, Gloucestershire, and Norfolk during the 13th century." 2

Early History of the Whamond family

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Whamond Spelling Variations

The 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. Whamond has been recorded under many different variations, including Wyman, Wyeman and others.

Early Notables of the Whamond family

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Migration of the Whamond family

For 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 Whamond or a variant listed above: John and Francis Wyman who settled in Charlestown Massachusetts in 1630; Mr. Wyman settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1768; John Wyman settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1766.

Contemporary Notables of the name Whamond (post 1700) +

Dave Whamond, Canadian cartoonist born in Edmonton, Alberta, who draws the newspaper comic strip Reality Check, which has been published daily since 1995, nominated for the National Cartoonist Society's Silver Reuben Award ten times, and has won the award four of those times

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.