| ![Show Contents]() Shovlin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Shovlin familyThe surname Shovlin was first found in Hertfordshire, where the first record of the name was Aluricus Scoua who was listed in the Domesday Book. Leuuinus Scufe was listed c. 1067 in the reference "Old English Bynames" and Wulnod Scoue was listed as a Templar Knight in 1185. The name is probably derived from the Old English word "scufa," which means to "thrust, push." The name is often metonymic for Shoveller and it's variants. In this latter case, the name is a trade name for someone who makes "shovels." As the names are so similar phonetically, it is now difficult to clearly determine which origin is which. One branch of the family was found at Knowlton in Kent. "The mansion-house was the residence of Sir Cloudesley Shovel, to whom it came by marriage with the widow of Sir John Harborough, whose two sons were drowned with Sir Cloudesley when his vessel was wrecked off the Scilly Isles." 1 Born John Shovell in 1650, he assumed the first name of Cloudesley from his maternal grandmother Lucy Cloudisley and rose to become Admiral of the Fleet from a cabin boy. Early History of the Shovlin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shovlin research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1301, 1609, 1650, 1703, 1707 and 1777 are included under the topic Early Shovlin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shovlin Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Shovel, Showl, Shovell, Shoveller, Shouler, Showler and many more. Early Notables of the Shovlin familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Shovlin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Shovlin migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Shovlin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Annie Shovlin, aged 20, who arrived in America from Donegal, Ireland, in 1894
- Susan Shovlin, aged 22, who arrived in America from Donegal, Ireland, in 1898
- Hugh Shovlin, aged 30, who arrived in America from Donegal, Ireland, in 1899
- Andrew Shovlin, aged 27, who arrived in America from Donegal, Ireland, in 1899
Shovlin Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Ellen Shovlin, aged 23, who arrived in America from Donegal, Ireland, in 1900
- John Shovlin, aged 24, who arrived in America from Donegal, Ireland, in 1907
- Patrick Shovlin, aged 24, who arrived in America from Donegal, Ireland, in 1907
- Catherine Shovlin, aged 24, who arrived in America from Donegal, Ireland, in 1908
- Bernard Shovlin, aged 24, who arrived in America from Andara, Ireland, in 1908
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Shovlin (post 1700) | + |
- John Shovlin, American Associate Professor of History at New York University
- John Joseph Shovlin (1891-1976), American Major League Baseball second baseman who played from 1911 to 1920 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Browns
- Dr. Frank Shovlin, Irish professor of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool
- Jamie Shovlin (b. 1978), British conceptual artist
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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Shovlin migration to the United States 
