Henyan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Scotland
• Ireland

Etymology of Henyan

The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Henyan came from the personal name Henning or Hemming. The letters n and m were often regarded as interchangeable in the medieval records.

Early Origins of the Henyan family

Early History of the Henyan family

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Henyan 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 Henyan family name include Henning, Hening, Hennings, Hemington and others.

Early Notables of the Henyan family

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Migration of the Henyan family to Ireland

Some of the Henyan 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 Henyan 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 Henyan surname or a spelling variation of the name include: William Henning settled in Virginia in 1654; Michael Henning settled in Charleston in 1766; Thomas Henning settler in Maryland in 1731; Fred, George, James, John, Mathew, Mary, Michael, Nancy, Robert, Sarah and William Henning all arrived in Philadelphia between 1800 and 1860..