Show ContentsBanting History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Banting family

The surname Banting was first found in Northumberland, where Osgode on Badingtune was listed there in 972. 1 Bainton (St. Mary), is a parish, in the union of Stamford, soke of Peterborough in Northumberland. Bainton is also found in Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire 2 as the place name literally means "estate associated with a man called Bada," from the Old English personal name + "-ing" + "tun." 3 Cambridgeshire has the oldest listing of the place name c. 980 when it was spelt Badingtun.

Early History of the Banting family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Banting research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1471, 1480, 1540, 1544, 1593, 1614, 1618, 1621, 1640, 1653, 1657, 1661, 1664, 1672, 1679, 1685, 1690, 1691 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Banting History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Banting Spelling Variations

The name, Banting, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Baynton, Bayntun, Bainton, Bainten, Banting, Baynten and many more.

Early Notables of the Banting family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Sir Henry Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire; Sir Edward Bayntun (1480-1544), from Bromham, Wiltshire; he was a gentleman at the court of Henry VIII of England, vice-chamberlain to Anne Boleyn, and brother-in-law of Queen Catherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife; Sir Edward Bayntun (1593-1657), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1653; Sir Edward Bayntun (1618-1679), an English politician who sat in...
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Banting migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Banting Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Charles Banting, English convict who was convicted in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 9th May 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Banting (post 1700) +

  • Sir Frederick Grant Banting KBE MC FRS FRSC (1891-1941), Canadian physiologist, who shared the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1923 for the discovery of insulin, eponym of the Banting lunar crater
  • William Banting (1797-1878), English undertaker and cabinet maker, first to popularise a weight loss diet based on limiting intake carbohydrates 5
  • Kenneth Mervyn Lancelot Hadfield Banting (b. 1937), English clergyman, Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight (1996-2003)
  • John Banting (1902-1972), English artist and writer from London


The Banting Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Il tempo passa
Motto Translation: Time passes.


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  3. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  4. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa
  5. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 6 June 2019


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