Aungier is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in
England with the
Norman Conquest of 1066. The Aungier family lived in the area of
Angers, Anjou France and is found there in charters in the Latinized form of Angevinus.
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Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.Early Origins of the Aungier family
The surname Aungier was first found in
Essex, where Osmond Angevines held estates in 1086. He and Wido Angevines were ancestors of a family which continued through to at least 1202 in the area. By 1165, some of the family had spread to Oxford,
Surrey, York, and
Norfolk.
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The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X) Lefuine Anger was listed in
Suffolk in 1095 and Willelmus Angeri was recorded in
Warwickshire in 1197. William
filius Aunger was listed in Cambridge in the
Hundredorum Rolls of 1273.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Aungier family
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Aungier Spelling Variations
Endless
spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Anger, Angier, Aunger, Angeri, Angear, Ainger and many more.
Early Notables of the Aungier family (pre 1700)
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Lefuine Anger, a prominent 11th century landholder in Suffolk; John Angier (1605-1677), an English nonconformist minister; and his nephew, Samuel...
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Migration of the Aungier family to Ireland
Some of the Aungier family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Aungier family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the political and religious persecution within
England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Aungier or a variant listed above: John Anger, who sailed to South Carolina in 1681; Elizabeth Anger to Virginia in 1723; Nicolas Anger to Philadelphia in 1736; George Anger to Philadelphia in 1754.