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![Show Contents]() Longwead History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Of all the Anglo-Saxon names to come from Britain, Longwead is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived in the village of Langmead, in the county of Devon. This surname was used to refer to those individuals who lived at the lang-mead, which literally means the long meadow. Early Origins of the Longwead familyThe surname Longwead was first found in Devon, where the name dates back to at least the 14th century. 1 There are numerous different spellings of the surname. Early History of the Longwead familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Longwead research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1808 is included under the topic Early Longwead History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Longwead 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 Longwead family name include Langmead, Langemead, Langmeed, Langmede, Langemede, Langmaid, Langmayd, Langmade, Longmead, Longmate and many more. Early Notables of the Longwead familyMore information is included under the topic Early Longwead Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Longwead familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, 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 Longwead surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Robert Langmead, who settled at Pouch Cove in Newfoundland in 1841. William Langmayd was registered in Petty Harbour in 1708. Richard Langmeed sailed to St. John's, Newfoundland in 1841 and B.E. Langmade landed in San Francisco in 1852..
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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