A
Boernician family in ancient
Scotland first used the name Hopringle. They lived in a place near Stow
Roxburghshire, called Hopringle or Pringle. As such, Hopringle is a habitation name, a category of surnames that were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. The place name comes from the Old English word
hop which referred to an "enclosed valley," and
Prjónn, an Old Norse name comprised of components which mean
peg and
ravine. Thus, the original bearer of the surname came from an area noted for an enclosed valley or a ravine.
Early Origins of the Hopringle family
The surname Hopringle was first found in
Roxburghshire, where the first Chief on record was Robert de Hoppryngil who witnessed a deed by King Alexander III of
Scotland in 1250 A.D. Forty-six years later, Ellys Obringkel was Bishop of St. Andrews, and rendered homage to
King Edward I of
England on his brief conquest of
Scotland in 1296. His seal bore a hunting horn. About this time they acquired the
Clan territories near Stow and they became close allies of the Black Douglases.
Early History of the Hopringle family
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Hopringle Spelling Variations
Scribes in the Middle Ages simply spelled according to sound. The result is an enormous number of
spelling variations among names that evolved in that era. Hopringle has been spelled Pringle, Pringell, Prindle, Hopringle and others.
Early Notables of the Hopringle family (pre 1700)
Notable among the family at this time was George Pringle (1631-1689), of Torwoodlee, eldest son of James Pringle of Torwoodlee. The Pringles of Torwoodlee,
Selkirkshire, are descended from the Pringles of Snailholm, Roxburghshire, the first of the name being George, son of William Pringle of Snailholm who was killed at Flodden...
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Migration of the Hopringle family to Ireland
Some of the Hopringle family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Hopringle family to the New World and Oceana
Most of the Boernician-Scottish families who came to North America settled on the eastern seaboard of what would become the United States and Canada. Families who wanted a new order stayed south in the
War of Independence, while those who were still loyal to the crown went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In the 20th century, the ancestors of these families have gone on to rediscover their heritage through
Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Hopringle or a variant listed above: John and William Pringle settled in Maryland in 1775; James Pringle settled in Jamaica in 1774; Capt. Pringle, 27th Regiment (Rogers Rangers) who was stationed in Ticonderoga and led an assault on Quebec in 1758. George Pringle settled in Philadelphia in 1774.
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