| ![Show Contents]() Corwan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
England
Scotland
Etymology of CorwanWhat does the name Corwan mean? In the annals of Scottish history, few names go farther back than Corwan, whose ancestors go back to the people of the Boernician tribe. The first family to use the name Corwan lived in Cumberland, where it was originally associated with Culwen. Culwen or Culewen is the old spelling of Colvend which was located near the river Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire. Early Origins of the Corwan familyThe surname Corwan was first found in Northumberland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Corwan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corwan research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1379, 1554, 1558, 1559, 1567, 1571, 1621 and 1679 are included under the topic Early Corwan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Corwan Spelling VariationsOver the years, Corwan has been written It appears under these variations because medieval scribes spelled names according to sound rather than by any over-arching set of rules. Curwen, Curwens, Corwen, Corwyn, Curwyn, Curwin, Curvin, Corwin, Kerwen, Kerwin, Kerwyn, Kervin and many more. Early Notables of the Corwan familyAnother 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Corwan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Corwan migration to the United States | + |
When these Boernician-Scottish settlers arrived in North America they brought little with them and often had restart their lives from scratch. Through time, much of their heritage was lost, and it is only this century through Clan societies and highland games that many have recovered their national heritage. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Corwan family to immigrate North America:
Corwan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- S Corwan, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
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: Si je n'estoy
Motto Translation: If I were not.
- 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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