| ![Show Contents]() Amend History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of AmendWhat does the name Amend mean? The history of the Amend name began with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from Hamon, an Old French personal name brought to England after the Norman Conquest in 1066. "The name appears in Normandy during the following century as a surname, for Geoffrey, Ranulph, Waleran, Richard, and Stephen Hamon or Hammon are found on the Exchequer Rolls of the Duchy in 1180-98; and, as Hammond, became common in England. The last Abbot of Battle was a Hammond." 1 Early Origins of the Amend familyThe surname Amend was first found in Kent. The Roll of Battle Abbey reveals that two brothers, sons or grandsons of Hamon Dentatus accompanied the Conqueror in his Conquest. The first was Robert Fitz-Hamon, the renowned Conqueror of Glamorganshire and the second was Haimon, named in the Domesday Book as "Dapifer," for having received the office of Lord Steward for the King. The latter died issueless while the former had four daughters, three of which had conventual lives. 2 The remaining daughter named Mabel married Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester. Hamon Dentatus had two other sons: Richard of Granville; and Creuquer who inherited the Barony of Chatham from Robert Fitz-Hamon and many of the Kentish estates of Hamon Dapifer. 2 These estates were passed down to Haimon de Crévequer (died 1208) who had one son Robert Haimon. The latter joined the confederacy of Barons against Henry III., and as a consequence lost all his estates. Later, West-Acre in Norfolk was home to a branch of the family. "It is the property of A. Hamond, Esq., whose seat here, High House, is a handsome mansion in the Italian style, finely situated in a well-wooded park. The church is partly in the early and partly in the later English style, with a square embattled tower, and contains the mausoleum of the Hamond family, and many beautiful monuments to several of its members." 3 Early History of the Amend familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Amend research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1209, 1550, 1579, 1595, 1597, 1599, 1600, 1601, 1604, 1605, 1607, 1621, 1630, 1647, 1654, 1658, 1660, 1665, 1672, 1681, 1716 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Amend History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Amend Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Amend family name include Hammond, Hammon, Hammons, Hamon, Hamond and others. Early Notables of the Amend familyMatthew Hammond (died 1579) Unitarian ploughwright from Hetherset, Norfolk, who was executed for his beliefs; Thomas Hamon or Hammon (1550-1607), of Rye, Sussex, an English Member of Parliament, for Rye in 1597 and 1604-1607. He was Mayor of Rye 1595-1597, 1599-1601, and in 1605.
Thomas Hammond (c. 1600-1658), was an officer in the New Model Army and a regicide; Henry Hammond (1605-1660), an English churchman; Thomas Hammond (1630-1681), an English-born merchant and landowner who settled...
Another 73 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Amend Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Amend Rankingthe United States, the name Amend is the 18,835th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4 Migration of the Amend family to IrelandSome of the Amend family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 75 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Amend migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Amend surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Amend Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Francois Amend, aged 35, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 5
- Johan Georg Amend, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 5
- John Amend, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1761 5
- Ygnace Amend, aged 38, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 5
- Johanna Amend, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1796 5
Amend Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Magdalena Amend, aged 26, who landed in America in 1854 5
- Michael Amend, aged 30, who arrived in America in 1854 5
- Adam Amend, aged 22, who arrived in America in 1854 5
- Konrad Amend, who arrived in Iowa in 1869 5
- Christian Amend, aged 26, who landed in New York, NY in 1899 5
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| Amend migration to Canada | + |
Amend Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Lisbeth Amend, aged 8, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
- Adam Amend, aged 57, who landed in Quebec in 1893
- Cathrina Amend, aged 54, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
- Elisabeth Amend, aged 23, who landed in Quebec in 1893
- Heinrich Amend, aged 10, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Amend (post 1700) | + |
- William J. C. "Bill" Amend III (b. 1962), American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip FoxTrot
- Eric Amend (1965-1984), American Olympic tennis player at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Edward B. Amend, American Democratic Party politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903-13 6
- Rolf-Dieter Amend (1949-2022), East German three-time gold medalist slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s, born in Magdeburg
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: Per tot discrimina verun
Motto Translation: Through so many dangers
- Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 2 of 3
- Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- "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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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