Enby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Enby

What does the name Enby mean?

The name Enby has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in the village of Enderby, in the counties of Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.

Early Origins of the Enby family

The surname Enby 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 Enby family

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Enby Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Enby have been found, including Enderby, Enderbie, Endersby, Enby, Eneby and others.

Early Notables of the Enby family

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Migration of the Enby family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Enby, or a variant listed above: Thomas Endersby who settled in New England in 1752; Abraham Enderby arrived in Philadelphia in 1750.