Ens History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Ens family

The surname Ens was first found in Somerset 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 lands.

Early History of the Ens family

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Ens Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Yenn, Yen, Yean and others.

Early Notables of the Ens family

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Ens migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ens Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diedrich Ens, aged 36, who landed in New York, NY in 1874 1
Franz, II Ens, aged 19, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874 1
Helen, II Ens, aged 21, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874 1

Ens migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ens Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Abraham Ens, who landed in Manitoba in 1875
Bernhard Ens, who arrived in Manitoba in 1875
Gerhard Ens, who landed in Manitoba in 1875
Heinrich Ens, who landed in Manitoba in 1875
Jacob Ens, who landed in Manitoba in 1875
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Contemporary Notables of the name Ens (post 1700) +

Jewel Winklemeyer Ens (1889-1950), American Major League Baseball infielder, manager and coach, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1922–1925) and later managed the same team (1929–1933)
Gerhard Ens (1864-1952), Russian-born, Canadian farmer, immigration agent and politician who represented Batoche from 1905 to 1908 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, eponym of Ens, a hamlet in Saskatchewan

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)