Early Origins of the Durewood family
The surname Durewood was first found in the Valley of the River Dee, where they held a
family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all
Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts. The family name became associated with the de Lundins. Whether the name was an office to which Alan Durward, son of de Lundin, succeeded in 1204, or whether it was a Norman noble, Reiner Dureward from
Norfolk who moved north at this time conjectural. However, Alan married an natural born daughter of King Alexander of
Scotland and eventually became Regent and justicair of Scotland. He was immortalized by Walter Scott. On his death his lands were divided between three daughters. Later several lines descended in
Scotland but the name continued to flourish to the south in
Essex where Geofry Durward was recorded in the
Hundredorum Rolls of 1273.
Early History of the Durewood family
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Durewood Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dorward, Dorward, Durwood, Dorwood, Dyrwood, Dyrward, Dirward and many more.
Early Notables of the Durewood family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Durewood family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Tho Dorwood, who came to Virginia in 1657.