| ![Show Contents]() Garrettson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The vast movement of people that followed the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 brought the Garrettson family name to the British Isles. Garrettson comes from the baptismal name Garrison, which means Gerard. That name was originally derived from the Old German Gerhard, which literally means spear-brave. [1] Baptismal names began to appear as surnames relatively late in the growth of the naming tradition. This is a little surprising, given the popularity of biblical figures in the Christian countries of Europe. Nevertheless, surnames derived from baptismal names grew in popularity during the Middle Ages, and have become one of the foremost sources for surnames. Early Origins of the Garrettson familyThe surname Garrettson was first found in the North Riding of Yorkshire where the family originated in Garriston, a small township, in the parish of Haukswell, union of Leyburn, wapentake of Hang-West. [2] [3] Early History of the Garrettson familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Garrettson research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1066 and 1613 are included under the topic Early Garrettson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Garrettson Spelling VariationsEndless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Gear, Gayre, Gyre, Garrison, McGair, Kerrison and many more. Early Notables of the Garrettson familyMore information is included under the topic Early Garrettson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Garrettson familyTo escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Garrettson or a variant listed above: William Lloyd Garrison who was mobbed in the streets of Boston in 1835 because he was an abolitionist(slavery); R.W. Garrison or Garriston who settled in Baltimore, Maryland in 1872.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Garrettson (post 1700) | + |
- Freeborn Garrettson Luckey (1819-1898), American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 7th District, 1852 [4]
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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