Oxberry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Oxberry family

The surname OxBerry was first found in Norfolk where the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Oxborough, held by Ralph de Limsey, a Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Listed as Oxborrow at that time, the lands contained 2 Mills, a fishery, and 180 sheep. 1

Literally the place name means "fortification where oxen are kept," from the Old English words "oxa" + "burh." 2

Today, Oxburgh is a parish, in the union of Swaffham, hundred of South Greenhoe, 3 Oxborough Hall was erected during the reign of Edward IV. This moated country house has been held by the Bedingfeld family by marriage before 1446 and is now owned by the National Trust.

The first record of the family was found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 as William de Oxeburgh in Norfolk. 4 A few years later, the Writs of Parliament of 1316 listed Nicholas de Oxeburgh, also in Norfolk. 5

Early History of the Oxberry family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oxberry research. Another 131 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1300, 1316, 1450, 1586, 1597, 1611, 1614, 1623, 1659, 1678 and 1988 are included under the topic Early Oxberry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Oxberry Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oxborough, Oxenborough, Oxenberry, Oxborrow, Oxenbury, Oxbury, Ocksenbury, Oxbrow, Oxbury, Oxbry, Oxberry, Oxburgh, Oxburg, Oxenbrig, Oxenbridge, Oxbrigg and many more.

Early Notables of the Oxberry family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Laurence Oxburgh (1611-1678), an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659. Thomas Oxborough (died 1623)...
Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Oxberry Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

OxBerry migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Oxberry Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Oxberry, who arrived in Mississippi in 1799 6

Contemporary Notables of the name OxBerry (post 1700) +

John Oxberry (1901-1962), English footballer who played in the Football League for Aldershot, Blackpool, Reading and South Shields (1917-1936)
William Oxberry (1784-1824), English actor and author, printer and publisher, born in London
Diane Clare Oxberry (1967-2019), English broadcaster and meteorologist, best known as TV and radio presenter for BBC North West
Stephen "SG" Oxberry, British researcher at Kirkwood Hospice, Huddersfield, UK

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)