| ![Show Contents]() Husthwaite History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of HusthwaiteWhat does the name Husthwaite mean? The origins of the name Husthwaite are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the Old English personal name Untric, which meant dawn or powerful. Thus, the bearers of the Husthwaite surname were originally known as the son of Untric. Early Origins of the Husthwaite familyThe surname Husthwaite was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat at Houthwaite in the parish of Kirkby-Ireleth, Furness, Northern Lancashire. Anciently, the name was more commonly spelt Huthwaite. William de Husthayt was recorded listed in the Assize Rolls for Yorkshire in 1219. 1 "Outhwaite was the name of a Ripon [Yorkshire] family in the 17th century, two members of which were buried in the minster yard in the reign of Charles II." 2 In Scotland, the name is "a modern importation from England. Outhwaite was a Yorkshire surname in the seventeenth century. Of local origin from a place of the name in the north of England." 3 Early History of the Husthwaite familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Husthwaite research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1564, 1607 and 1799 are included under the topic Early Husthwaite History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Husthwaite Spelling VariationsSound 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 Husthwaite family name include Outhwaite, Owthwaite, Huthwaite, Houthwaite, Hustwayte, Hustwitt, Outhwayte, Owthwait, Outhwait, Owthwate, Outhwate, Uthwatt, Uthwaite, Uthwayte and many more. Early Notables of the Husthwaite familyMore information is included under the topic Early Husthwaite Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Husthwaite familyFor 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 Husthwaite surname or a spelling variation of the name include: John Outhwaite arrived in New York in 1831 but the family had been recorded in Boston much earlier; William Outhwaite arrived in Philadelphia in 1819; and other settlers who established themselves along the eastern seaboard of the United States and in Canada during the 18th and 19th centuries..
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