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The name Cast finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxons of England. It was given to one who worked as a maker of boxes or chests. The surname Cast is derived from the Old French word casse, which means case. Thus, Cast is a metonymic type of occupational surname; it is derived from the principal object associated with the occupation, which in this case was the product produced.
The surname Cast was first found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cast research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1130, 1661, 1665 and 1718 are included under the topic Early Cast History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Cast has been recorded under many different variations, including Cash, Cass, Cashe and others.
Notables of this surname at this time include: Thomas Cass, carpenter to the Royal Ordnance; in 1665, the family moved to Grove Street, in South Hackney to escape the plague; and...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cast Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Cast or a variant listed above: