Shoaf History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The origins of the Shoaf name come from when the Anglo-Saxon tribes ruled over Britain. The name Shoaf was originally derived from a family having lived in the village of Scholes in the parish of Barwick in the West Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086 Scholes was the site of three churches and three mills.

Early Origins of the Shoaf family

The surname Shoaf was first found in Yorkshire where the name is associated with the village of Scholes in the parish of Barwick which is about nine miles from Leeds, in the West Riding of that county. In 1086 this parish was held by Ilbert de Lacy, and was the site of 3 Churches and 3 mills, today there are still the remains of a bailey, a moat, and a Saxon cross.

Early History of the Shoaf family

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Shoaf Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Shoaf include Scholes, Scholl, Scholles, Schoall, Schoalles, Scole, Scoles, Scoyles, Scoyle, Scayle, Scayles, Schoales and many more.

Early Notables of the Shoaf family

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Shoaf Ranking

In the United States, the name Shoaf is the 10,426^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Shoaf family to Ireland

Some of the Shoaf family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shoaf migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Shoaf Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Shoaf, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803-1827 2
Valentine Shoaf, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803-1827 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Shoaf (post 1700) +

Wayne H. Shoaf, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)