Ederby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Ederby

What does the name Ederby mean?

The ancient roots of the Ederby family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Ederby comes from when the family lived in the village of Enderby, in the counties of Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.

Early Origins of the Ederby family

The surname Ederby was first found in Bedfordshire (Old English: Bedanfordscir), located in Southeast-central England, formerly part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, 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 Ederby family

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Ederby Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Ederby has appeared include Enderby, Enderbie, Endersby, Enby, Eneby and others.

Early Notables of the Ederby family

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Migration of the Ederby family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Ederby arrived in North America very early: Thomas Endersby who settled in New England in 1752; Abraham Enderby arrived in Philadelphia in 1750.