The origins of the Naish surname lie with the
Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name Naish began when someone in that family worked as a in one of the various settlements called Ash in
Derbyshire,
Surrey,
Hampshire, and many other places. The surname Naish is also derived from residence near an ash tree.
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Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. Another source claims that the name could have been derived from the Gaelic "naisg," which means "made fast, bound, protected"
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Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. PrintEarly Origins of the Naish family
The surname Naish was first found in
Worcestershire. However, the earliest record of the family was Agnes ate Nasse who was found in
Oxfordshire in the
Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. The Writs of Parliament list William
atte Nasche, c. 1300.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6) Hugh
atte Nash was the rector of Wexham in 1397 and R. Nasshe owned land in Haddenham in 1487.
"Nash is an old Worcestershire name, the family of Nash of St. Peter's, Droitwich, dating back to the 16th century. Nash was the name of a Worcester alderman in 1590 and of the mayor of that city in 1633." [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Early History of the Naish family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Naish research.
Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1394, 1395, 1377, 1379, 1380, 1381, 1383, 1400, 1590, 1661, 1640, 1648, 1593, 1647 and 1626 are included under the topic Early Naish History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Naish Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The
spelling variations under which the name Naish has appeared include Nash, Naish, Nashe and others.
Early Notables of the Naish family (pre 1700)
Notables of this surname at this time include: Richard Nash or Ash (died 1394/1395), of Hereford, was an English politician, Member of the Parliament for Hereford in 1377, 1379, 1380, 1381 and 1383; and his son, James Nash or Ash (died 1400), of Hereford, was an English...
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Migration of the Naish family to Ireland
Some of the Naish family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Naish family to the New World and Oceana
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in
England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left
England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Naish arrived in North America very early: Gregory Nash, who settled in Salem Massachusetts in 1630; Anne Nash settled in Virginia in 1635; along with Edward her husband; John, Margaret, Mary, Sarah Nash all settled in Virginia in 1663.
Historic Events for the Naish family
- Mr. Theodore Naish, American 2nd Class passenger from Kansas City, Missouri, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania and died in the sinking [5]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/