Ottawa Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Ottawa name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the region of Ottway. Ottawa is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Ottawa Early Origins

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The surname Ottawa was first found in Westmorland where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Ottawa 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 Ottawa has undergone many spelling variations, including Otway, Ottway, Ottaway, Otaway, Otawa and others.

Ottawa Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ottawa research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1652, 1685, 1682, 1615, 1692, 1671, 1680, 1680 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Ottawa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ottawa Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notables of this surname at this time include: Sir John Otway; and Thomas Otway (1652-1685), an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for Venice Preserv'd, or...

Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ottawa Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ottawa In Ireland

Some of the Ottawa family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 197 words (14 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ottawa Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mykyta Ottawa, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1897

Contemporary Notables of the name Ottawa (post 1700)

General Charles Topp of Ottawa,

Motto

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Si Deus nobiscum quis contra nos
Motto Translation: If God be with us who can be against us?.

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Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Ottawa Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ottawa Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 17 August 2015 at 08:36.