| ![Show Contents]() Alwyne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of AlwyneWhat does the name Alwyne mean? The name Alwyne was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the Old English personal names Alfwin, and Elwin, as well a collection of other names containing the elements oelf, which means elf, and wine, which means friend. Etherlwine, Aethelwine or Ailwin (died 922), was a Saxon ealdorman (royal official) of East Anglia, fourth and youngest son of the ealdorman Aethelstan, called the Half-king. 1 Early Origins of the Alwyne familyThe surname Alwyne was first found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Alwinetone, later called Alwington. In the Domesday Book Survey of 1086 A.D. this village containing 120 sheep and houses was held by Hamelin from the Count of Mortain, from which the Alwins are conjecturally descended. One of the first records of the family was Henry Fitz Ailwyn, Lord Mayor of London (1189-1211.) Early History of the Alwyne familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alwyne research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1130, 1175, 1499 and 1564 are included under the topic Early Alwyne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Alwyne Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Alwin, Alwyn, Elwyn, Elwyn, Elvin, Elvins, Elvyn, Alvin, Allwin, Allwyn, Ellwyn, Ellwin and many more. Early Notables of the Alwyne familyMore information is included under the topic Early Alwyne Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Alwyne familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Alwyne or a variant listed above were: John Alvin who landed in America in 1698; Jacob Alwin landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1741; William Elvyn landed in St. Christopher in 1635; John and William Elvins landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1853 and 1857.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Alwyne (post 1700) | + |
- Brigadier Charles Alwyne Geyton (b. 1895), Australian Director of Mechanical Engineering, Army Headquarters from 1944 to 1950 2
- Natalie Alwyne Steward (b. 1943), former British Olympic swimmer
- Kenneth Alwyne Pounds (b. 1934), Emeritus Professor of physics
- Major-General Alwyne Michael Webster Whistler CB, CBE (b. 1909), British Army officer with the Royal Corps of Signals, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Corps of Signals
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, August 30) Charles Geyton. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Geyton/Charles_Alwyne/Australia.html
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