Wrenn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wrenn family

The surname Wrenn was first found in Durham where they held a family seat from early times, and were originally descended from Ralph de Raines who was granted lands by William, Duke of Albany in that shire. They were originally from Rennes in Normandy where they also held lands from their Lord, William de Aubigny of Belvoir.

The famed architect Sir Christopheer Wren (1632-1723), was born at East Knoyle, near Tisbury, Wiltshire.

Early History of the Wrenn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wrenn research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1553, 1585, 1624, 1632, 1634, 1635, 1638, 1666, 1667, 1692 and 1723 are included under the topic Early Wrenn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wrenn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wren, Wrenn and others.

Early Notables of the Wrenn family

Notable of this family during the Middle Ages was

Ralph Wrenn (d. 1692), was an English naval Commodore

Wrenn Ranking

In the United States, the name Wrenn is the 5,721^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Wrenn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wrenn Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Wrenn who settled in Virginia in 1635
Tho Wrenn, aged 20, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 2
Mr. Thomas Wrenn, (b. 1615), aged 20, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Safety" arriving in Virginia in 1635 3
Thomas Wrenn, who landed in Virginia in 1638 2
Francis Wrenn, who settled in Virginia in 1650
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Wrenn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

H. L. Wrenn, aged 21, who settled in America, in 1893

Wrenn Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

H. B. Wrenn, aged 27, who landed in America, in 1906
Ellen Wrenn, aged 20, who settled in America from Clonakilty, Ireland, in 1907
Bridget Wrenn, aged 24, who immigrated to America from Tralee, Ireland, in 1909
Bridget A. Wrenn, aged 19, who landed in America from Westhort, Ireland, in 1909
Ellen Wrenn, aged 34, who landed in America from Skibberien, Ireland, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Wrenn (post 1700) +

Robert "Bob" Duffield Wrenn (1873-1925), left-handed American tennis player, former co-World No. 1, one of the first inductees in the International Tennis Hall of Fame
George Lawson Wrenn (1865-1948), American tennis player who played in the US Open in 1900 and at Wimbledon in 1919
Heaton Luse Wrenn (1900-1978), American rugby union player
Robert Brenaman Wrenn Jr. (b. 1959), American sportscaster and golf course design consultant
George L. Wrenn, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Navy, during World War II, credited with 5 aerial victories
Charles Leslie Wrenn (1895-1969), British scholar, Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford in 1945

Citations +

"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)
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved October 5th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm