Appilegate Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Among the all the peoples of ancient Scotland, the first to use the name Appilegate were the Strathclyde- Britons. It was a name for someone who lived in Dumfries. The Appilegate surname comes from the northern Middle English applegarth, meaning "apple orchard." The name may have been originally used for someone who lived near an orchard, or it may have been a habitational name from a place so named, of which there are examples in Cumbria and North and East Yorkshire, and in the county of Dumfries.

Appilegate Early Origins

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The surname Appilegate was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area, where they held a family seat at Applegarth, near Lockerbie.

Appilegate Spelling Variations

The variation in the spelling of Medieval names is a result of the lack of spelling rules in the English language prior to the last few hundred years. Before that time, scribes spelled according to sound, often varying the spelling of name within a single document. Appilegate has appeared as Aplegath, Aplegarth, Applegarth, Applegate and others.

Appilegate Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Appilegate research. Another 241 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1340 and 1284 are included under the topic Early Appilegate History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Appilegate Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

As the persecution of Clan families continued, they sailed for North America in increasing numbers. In most cases, they found the freedom and opportunity they sought. Land was often available and the American War of Independence allowed Scots an opportunity to solidify their independence from the English crown. These settlers and their ancestors went on to play essential roles in the forging of the nations of the United States and Canada. Among them: Clement Applegate who settled in Virginia in 1654; John Applegate settled in San Francisco, California, in 1850; John Appleget arrived in San Francisco in 1852..

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The Appilegate Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Appilegate Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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