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Shovlin Early Origins

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The 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." 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.

Shovlin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shovel, Showl, Shovell, Shoveller, Shouler, Showler and many more.

Shovlin Early History

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Shovlin Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

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

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Citations

^ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.

Other References

Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
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