Eltonhead History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Eltonhead family

The surname Eltonhead was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Eltonhead family

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Eltonhead Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Eltonhead has been recorded under many different variations, including Eltonhead, Eltonhed, Eltonhede, Elthead, Eltonead and many more.

Early Notables of the Eltonhead family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Eltonhead family of Lancashire

Eltonhead migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Eltonhead or a variant listed above:

Eltonhead Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Eltonhead, who arrived in Maryland in 1648 1

Eltonhead Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Eltonhead, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 1

Citations +

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)