Morritt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Morritt family

The surname Morritt was first found in Durham where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Morritt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morritt research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Morritt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morritt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morritt, Moritt, Morit, Morret, Morrett and others.

Early Notables of the Morritt family

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Morritt migration to the United States +

Morritt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Morritt, who arrived in South Carolina in 1722-1723 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Morritt (post 1700) +

Sir "Robert" Andrew Morritt (b. 1938), British judge, Chancellor of the High Court in October 2005
Nigel Morritt Wace (1929-2005), Australian botanist, authority on the plant life of the four Tristan da Cunha Islands

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)