The surname Whewell was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1296 when John le Whewell when held lands.
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Early History of the Whewell family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whewell research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Whewell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Whewell Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Whewell, Wheywell, Wewell, Weywell, Welew, Whewall and many more.
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Early Notables of the Whewell family
Distinguished members of the family include
the Whewell family of Lancashire
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Migration of the Whewell family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
Contemporary Notables of the name Whewell (post 1700)
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William Whewell (1794-1866), English scholar, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, born in Brock Street, Lancaster, the eldest of the seven children of John Whewell, master-carpenter 1
England
