| ![Show Contents]() Arms History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England The distinguished name Arms was derived from the Old English word "hearn," denoting "evil, hurt, injury." 1 Alternatively the name could have been derived from " a trade-sign of an Arm or Arms." 2 Early Origins of the Arms familyThe surname Arms was first found in Lincolnshire where Walter Harm was recorded in the Registrum Antiquissimum c. 1150-1156. Years later, we found Richard Harm in the Feet of Fines for Surrey (1234-1235) and in Leicestershire we found William Arm in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. 1 Early History of the Arms familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arms research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1235, 1327, 1674, 1704, 1759 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Arms History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Arms Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Arms have been found, including Harm, Harme, Harmes, Harms, Armes, Arms, Arme and many more. Early Notables of the Arms familyDistinguished members of the family include Eugene Aram (1704-1759), born in 1704, probably in September, at Ramsgill, Netherdale, Yorkshire. "His father was gardener to Sir Edward Blackett, of Newby; and after receiving the...
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Arms Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Arms RankingIn the United States, the name Arms is the 7,859th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3
 Arms migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Arms, or a variant listed above:
Arms Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Henry Arms, who landed in Maryland in 1646 4
- William Arms, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1676 4
| Arms migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Arms Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Edward Arms, British Convict who was convicted in Suffolk, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl St Vincent" on 6th April 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
- Elizabeth Arms, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Stebonheath" in 1849 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Arms (post 1700) | + |
- Willard B. Arms, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State Senate, 1855-58, 1867-68 7
- Martha Arms, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944 7
- Jena Beth Arms, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972 7
- Clifford S. Arms, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Otsego County 2nd District, 1869 7
- Brigadier-General Thomas Seelye Arms (1893-1970), American Commanding General Replacement & Training Command (1945) 8
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 10th September 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-st-vincent
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) STEBONHEATH 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Stebonheath.htm
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 6) Thomas Arms. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Arms/Thomas_Seelye/USA.html
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