| ![Show Contents]() Roffe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of RoffeWhat does the name Roffe mean? Roffe is a name that was brought to England by the ancestors of the Roffe family when they emigrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Roffe comes from the Norman given name Rudolph. Early Origins of the Roffe familyThe surname Roffe was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from early times, soon after the Norman Conquest by Duke William of Normandy in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Roffe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roffe research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1297, 1332, 1510, 1521 and 1557 are included under the topic Early Roffe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Roffe Spelling VariationsA multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Roffe, Rolfe, Rolph, Roalph, Roff, Ruff, Rouf and others. Early Notables of the Roffe familyJohn Rough (died 1557), Scottish Protestant martyr, is stated to have been born in 1510, but as he was incorporated in St. Leonard's College in the university of St. Andrews in 1521. He was a close friend of John Knox and was soon summoned before Winram, the vicar-general of St. Andrews. Rough managed to leave for England before the surrender of...
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| Roffe migration to the United States | + |
Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Roffe or a variant listed above:
Roffe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Roffe, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1
- William Roffe, who landed in Virginia in 1665 1
- John Roffe, who landed in Virginia in 1665 1
Roffe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Roffe, who settled in Virginia in 1730
| Roffe migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Roffe Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- William Roffe, aged 18, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Alumbagh" in 1875 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Roffe (post 1700) | + |
- Diann Roffe (b. 1967), American alpine skier
- Harry Roffe, Department of Health
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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