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![Show Contents]() Word History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Word familyThe surname Word was first found in Stirling (Gaelic: Siorrachd Sruighlea), a former county in central Scotland, which now makes up parts of the Council Areas of East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire and Stirling, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts. Allegiances were important to Scottish middle age survival. Later they held a family seat at Cambuskenneth. Early History of the Word familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Word research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1745 is included under the topic Early Word History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Word Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wordie, Wordye, Wordy and others. Early Notables of the Word familyNotable amongst the Clan at this time was - the Wordie family of Stirling
Word RankingIn the United States, the name Word is the 4,459th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1
 Word migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Word Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Ralph Word, who landed in Maryland in 1661 2
- Elizabeth Word, who arrived in Maryland in 1663
Word Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Michael Word, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 2
- Daniel Word, on record in Mobile, Alabama in 1786
Word Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Benjamin F. Word, who settled in Texas in 1839
- Charles Word, who settled in New Orleans in 1850
- Mrs. L Word, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
| Word migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Word Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. William John Word, (b. 1839), aged 18, British carpenter travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Glentanner" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 3rd October 1857 3
| Historic Events for the Word family | + |
Arrow Air Flight 1285 - Miss. Virginia Ruth Word (1965-1985), American Specialist 4th Class from Warner Robins, Georgia, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 4
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: Nil indigne
Motto Translation: nothing unworthily.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- American War Memorials - Flight 1285. (Retrieved 2016, August 24) . Retrieved from http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=317&MemID=550
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Word migration to the United States 
Word migration to New Zealand 
