The surname Willmington was first found in Dorset 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 1200 John de Wilington when held lands.
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Early History of the Willmington family
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Willmington Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wilmington, Willmington, Wilminton, Willminton, Wylmington, Wilmyngton, Wylmyngton and many more.
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Early Notables of the Willmington family
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Migration of the Willmington 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 Willmington (post 1700)
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Cecil Willmington Spiller (1900-1974), Welsh cricketer
England
