Andersly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Andersly

What does the name Andersly mean?

The ancestors of the name Andersly date back to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from their residence in the village of Enderby, in the counties of Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.

Early Origins of the Andersly family

The surname Andersly was first found in Bedfordshire (Old English: Bedanfordscir), located in Southeast-central England, formerly part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, 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.

Early History of the Andersly family

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Andersly Spelling Variations

Andersly has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Many variations of the name Andersly have been found, including Enderby, Enderbie, Endersby, Enby, Eneby and others.

Early Notables of the Andersly family

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Andersly migration to the United States +

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Anderslys to arrive on North American shores:

Andersly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Andersly, who landed in Virginia in 1657 1

Sources +

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)