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The surname Wiggenden was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1200 when Martin Wickedenden held lands.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wiggenden research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1337, 1455, 1487, 1614, 1634 and 1671 are included under the topic Early Wiggenden History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wickenden, Wykenden, Wigenden, Wiggenden, Wichenden, Wichington, Wickendene, Wichinden and many more.
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wiggenden Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..