Origins Available: English,
German
The Noles name has descended through the generations from the ancient
Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the area that was referred to as
the knoll. This surname was originally derived from the Old English word
cnolle which means one who
lived at the top of the hill or the summit. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.Early Origins of the Noles family
The surname Noles was first found in
Yorkshire where they held a
family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the
Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Early History of the Noles family
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Noles Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Noles has undergone many
spelling variations, including Knollys, Knoll, Knolle, Knolles, Knowles, Knowlys and others.
Early Notables of the Noles family (pre 1700)
Notables of the family at this time include Sir Robert Knolles
(c. 1325-1407), an important English knight of the
Hundred Years' War, operating with the tacit support of the Crown, succeeded in taking the only two major French cities, other than Calais and Poitiers, to fall to Edward III, methods earned...
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Migration of the Noles family to Ireland
Some of the Noles family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Noles family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the unstable social climate in
England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Noles were among those contributors:
Noles Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Eliz Noles, who landed in Virginia in 1655 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Noles Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- William Noles, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Alma" in 1857
Contemporary Notables of the name Noles (post 1700)