Salles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancient history of the Salles name begins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the family resided in the county of Cheshire, where they held the estate of Sale. The surname Salles was originally derived form the Old English word soel which refers to a hall. In this case the original bearers of the surname Salles were either servants at the hall or resided near a dining hall. 1

Early Origins of the Salles family

The surname Salles was first found in Cheshire but the family can be found throughout ancient Britain in early years. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Robert a la Sale. Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III lists Nicholas de la Sale, temp. 20 Edward I and William de la Sale. Robert de la Sale was Bailiff of Norwich in 1327. 2

"About the time of Edward I., Thomas, son of William De la Sale, held twelve acres of land in Ickleford, Hertfordshire. According to Cussans, the Hertfordshire Sales hailed from Scotland nearly two centuries ago, and he mentions Francis Sale, a gentleman who was married at Ashwell in 1694." 3

Early History of the Salles family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Salles research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1590, 1612, 1652, 1655, 1659, 1664, 1670, 1671, 1675, 1682, 1697, 1734 and 1736 are included under the topic Early Salles History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Salles Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Salles include Sale, Sail, Sales, Salle, Salley, Sally, Sallete, Sallett and many more.

Early Notables of the Salles family

Notables of this surname at this time include: William Sayle (c. 1590-1675), English explorer and later settler of the Bahamas, the first governor of colonial South Carolina from 1670-1671; and George Sale (1697-1736), English Orientalist and solicitor, best known for his 1734 translation of the Qur'an into English and as author of...
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Salles Ranking

In France, the name Salles is the 918^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,638 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Salles family to Ireland

Some of the Salles family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Salles migration to the United States +

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Salles or a variant listed above:

Salles Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Regino Salles, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1838 5
Jose Salles, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1851 5
Francisco Salles, aged 18, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1854 5
Fred Salles, who landed in Alabama in 1858 5
Joseph Salles, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1860 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Salles (post 1700) +

Colombo Machado Salles (1926-2023), Brazilian engineer and politician of the National Renewal Alliance (ARENA)

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)