Gladdis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Gladdis

What does the name Gladdis mean?

The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Gladdis came from the Old English personal name Clad.

Early Origins of the Gladdis family

The surname Gladdis was first found in Essex where they held a family seat. From their early beginnings, for the next few centuries, the family name also acquired other estates or manors as branches established themselves throughout England. The major conflicts of the eras, such as the War of the Roses, the English Reformation, and the English Civil War sometimes found them to be in opposing camps, with conflicting interests.

Early History of the Gladdis family

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Gladdis 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 Gladdis family name include Cladish, Claddish, Cleydiche, Claydiche, Claydyche, Gladyche, Gladish and many more.

Early Notables of the Gladdis family

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Migration of the Gladdis family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, 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 Gladdis surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Hugh Gladwish, who came to New York in 1833; William Gladdish, who settled in Toronto in 1871; Stephen Gladish, who came to America in 1881; and John Gladish, who arrived in Ohio in 1882..