Froggitt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Froggitt is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Froggitt family once lived in the township of Froggatt, in the parish and union of Bakewell, hundred of High Peak in Derbyshire. 1 2

Early Origins of the Froggitt family

The surname Froggitt was first found in Derbyshire where the first record of the family was Roger de frogcot in 1348. 3

"The Froggatts, who derive their name from a hamlet in the village of Curbar, [Derbyshire] are principally represent in the Chesterfield district. Eyam possessed a family of the name in the last century and in the early part of the present century. Thomas Froggatt, of Calver, yeoman, died in 1710. The name is also established in Herefordshire." 4

Early History of the Froggitt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Froggitt research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1620, 1778 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Froggitt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Froggitt Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Froggitt family name include Froggatt, Froggert, Frogat, Froggat and others.

Early Notables of the Froggitt family

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Migration of the Froggitt family to Ireland

Some of the Froggitt family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Froggitt family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Froggitt surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Robert Froggatt arrived in Philadelphia in 1837.

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.