| ![Show Contents]() Apthorp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Scotland
Etymology of ApthorpWhat does the name Apthorp mean? The family name Apthorp is thought to be originally taken from the place named Apethorpe, in Northamptonshire. The Domesday Book of 1086 lists this civil parish and village as Patorp, 1 but by 1162, the parish was known as Apetorp. Literally the place means "outlying farmstead or hamlet of a man called Api," from the Old Scandinavian personal name + "thorp." 2 Early Origins of the Apthorp familyThe surname Apthorp was first found in Northamptonshire at Apethorpe. In the late 15th century the manor of Apethorpe was acquired by Sir Guy Wolston (1433-1504), an officer in the household of King Edward IV, who began the construction of his country house, now knows as Apethorpe Palace. It was a "favourite royal residence" for James I. The Pipe Rolls of 1180 show Thomas Abetrop held estates here at that time. The Curia Regis Rolls of 1201 list Juetta de Abethorop. 3 Early History of the Apthorp familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Apthorp research. Another 54 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1197 and 1202 are included under the topic Early Apthorp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Apthorp Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Apthorp, Apthorpe, Appthorpe, Appthorp, Habthorp, Habthorp, Habbthorp, Apethorp, Apethorpe, Habethorp, Apthrop, Apthropp and many more. Early Notables of the Apthorp family- the Apthorp family of Cheshire
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Apthorp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- East Apthorp, who settled in Boston in 1713
- East Apthorp, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1713 4
- John Apthorp, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1713 4
- James Apthorp, who arrived at Boston in 1767
- Charles Apthorp, who arrived in Boston in 1784
| Contemporary Notables of the name Apthorp (post 1700) | + |
- Charles Ward Apthorp Jr. (1729-1797), American merchant who had Apthorp Farm or Apthorpe Mansion c. 1728, son of Charles Apthorp
- Charles Apthorp (1697-1758), English-born, American merchant in Boston, Massachusetts who emigrated with his parents to New England some time after 1698
- William Foster Apthorp (1848-1913), American music professor and critic
- Charles Apthorp (1698-1758), English-born, American merchant and slave trader, the richest man in Boston at that time
- John Dorrington Apthorp CBE (1935-2024), British businessman specializing in frozen food and alcoholic beverages, founder of Wizzard Wines (now Majestic Wines) a chain of off-licences
- Frederick Apthorp Paley (1815-1888), English classical scholar, born ion Easingwold, Yorkshire
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- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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)
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