| ![Show Contents]() Curvin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Curvin familyThe surname Curvin was first found in Northumberland where the "Curwens of Workington claim descent from the famous Gospatric, Earl of Northumberland. They 'took that name by covenant from Culwen, a family of Galloway, the heir whereof they had married.' Camden. De Culwen was changed to Curwen temp. Henry VI." 1 Early History of the Curvin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Curvin research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1379, 1571, 1602, 1621, 1640, 1664, 1666, 1679, 1696 and 1718 are included under the topic Early Curvin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Curvin Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Curwen, Curwens, Corwen, Corwyn, Curwyn, Curwin, Curvin, Corwin, Kerwen, Kerwin, Kerwyn, Kervin and many more. Early Notables of the Curvin familySir Henry Curwen; Robert Curwen, a landholder in 1379 in Yorkshire; Sir Henry and Sir Thomas Curwen of Workington Hall; Sir Patricius Curwen, 1st Baronet (c. 1602-1664), an English landowner and politician who supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War; George Corwin (1666-1696), High Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts during the Salem...
Another 54 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Curvin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Curvin familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Mathias Corwin, who settled in Salem Massachusetts in 1634; George Corwin, who settled in Salem Massachusetts in 1638; from Cumberland, England; Jonathan Curwin, who settled in Massachusetts in 1641.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Curvin (post 1700) | + |
- Robert Curvin (1934-2015), American scholar and poverty advocate for Newark, New Jersey
- Harry F. Curvin (1898-1979), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1931-64; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1941-64 2
- Curvin Richards (b. 1968), former professional American football running back who played from 1991 to 1994
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.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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