Frowde History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Frowde

The ancestry of the name Frowde goes back to the Vikings, who settled on the rocky shores of ancient Scotland. Frowde was a name for a clever person. The nickname comes from the Old Norse, and was brought to Scotland by Viking Raiders who settled in the Orkney Islands in the 9th century, after being evicted from their holdings in Norway. Those settlers were led by Sigurd the Stout. There is also a place-name Frude, found in Tweedsmuir, Peebles (now part of the Strathclyde and Border regions). It is possible that the surname came from the place-name, however, the opposite derivation is more probable.

Early Origins of the Frowde family

Early History of the Frowde family

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Frowde Spelling Variations

Contemporary spellings of ancient Scottish names often bear little resemblance to the original recorded versions. These spelling variations result from the fact that medieval scribes spelled words and names alike according to their sounds. Frowde has been spelled Froud, Froude, Frowd, Frowde, Frude, Frood and others.

Early Notables of the Frowde family

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Migration of the Frowde family

The colonies on the fertile east coast of North America soon had many farms run by Scots. These hardy settlers provided a backbone for the great nations of the United States and Canada that would emerge in the next centuries. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Frowde or a variant listed above, including: James Froud, who settled in New England in 1766; and a William Frowd, who came to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, in 1766.