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As early as c. 1172, this name was used by judicial officers or judges and it is from this source the surname was more than likely derived. While there may have been Norman roots at La Justice in Normandy, the name was more likely an occupational name for someone who held the office of "the justice," in other words a judge.
Saint Justus (d. 627), was the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury, sent in 601 from Rome by Pope Gregory along with Laurentius, Mellitus, and others to reinforce the Kentish mission. Justus died on 10 Nov. 627, and was buried in St. Peter's porch at St. Augustine's, Canterbury. 1
The surname Justeign was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, and Angus where one of the first records of the name was Patrick Justyce as a tenant of the mill at Kelso in 1472. Just two years later, Patrick Justice, a priest who witnessed an instrument of sasine in this shire in 1474. As the forename Patrick was not very popular at this time, these two references may be the same person. The lands of James Justeis and Thomas Justeis are mentioned in Scone in 1491. 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Justeign research. Another 140 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1450, 1567, 1600, 1673, 1745 and 1778 are included under the topic Early Justeign History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Justice, Justine, Justus and others.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Henry Justice, who settled in Virginia in 1700; Hugh Justice settled in Virginia in 1723; another Henry Justice settled in Maryland in 1736; Sarah Justice arrived in San Francisco Cal. in 1862.