Salliss History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Salliss

What does the name Salliss mean?

The Salliss surname derived from the Middle English word "salwe," which meant a "sallow" tree, which is a kind of willow. As such, the name was most likely originally topographic, used to identify someone who lived near such trees.

Early Origins of the Salliss family

The surname Salliss was first found in Shropshire, where Nicholas de Sallowe was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls for that ancient county, in the year 1254. Another early record of the name is of Robert ate Salwe, in the "Ministers Accounts of the Earldom of Cornwall" for 1297.

Early History of the Salliss family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Salliss research. Another 29 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1524, 1675, 1693, 1694, 1709, 1749 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Salliss History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Salliss Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Salliss family name include Sallis, de Sallis, Salis, de Salis, Salliss, Sallow and many more.

Early Notables of the Salliss family

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Migration of the Salliss family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Salliss surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Michael Sallows, who arrived in Salem, MA in 1635; Andrew Sallis, who arrived in America in 1740; Robert Sallows, who was sent to Maryland in 1742; John Sallis, who came to Nova Scotia in 1750.