| ![Show Contents]() Shurtleff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Shurtleff familyThe surname Shurtleff was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1379 when John de Shirclyf held estates in that shire near Sheffield. Early History of the Shurtleff familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shurtleff research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1510 is included under the topic Early Shurtleff History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shurtleff Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Shiercliffe, Shirtcliffe, Shirclyffe, Shercliffe, Shirtcliffe, Shirtliff, Shirtliffe, Shetliffe, Shortliffe, Shortlife, Shirtcliff, Shercliff, Surecliffe, Sureliff, Surelife, Shirecliff and many more. Early Notables of the Shurtleff familyMore information is included under the topic Early Shurtleff Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shurtleff RankingIn the United States, the name Shurtleff is the 11,789th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Shurtleff migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Shurtleff Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Shurtleff, who landed in New England in 1666 2
Shurtleff Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Wm. R. Shurtleff, who settled in Boston in 1819
- Benjamin Shurtleff, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1839 2
- L. E. Shurtleff, who settled in San Francisco in 1852
- E. Shurtleff, who arrived in San Francisco in 1852
| Shurtleff migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Shurtleff Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Hannah Shurtleff, who settled in Nova Scotia sometime between 1739 and 1867
- Faith Shurtleff, who settled in Nova Scotia in 1761
| Contemporary Notables of the name Shurtleff (post 1700) | + |
- Bertrand Leslie Shurtleff (b. 1897), American NFL football offensive lineman
- Michael Shurtleff (1920-2007), American Broadway casting consultant and writer, best known for writing Audition, a book for actors on the audition process
- Arthur Asahel Shurtleff (1870-1957), American landscape architect and urban planner from Boston
- Mark Shurtleff (b. 1957), American Attorney General of Utah
- Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff Sr. (1810-1874), American politician, 20th mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (1868 to 1871)
- Leonard Grant Shurtleff (b. 1940), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Brazzaville), 1987-90 3
- Joseph Shurtleff, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1798-1802, 1804-07, 1812-13; Schenectady County Clerk, 1810-11 3
- Harry C. Shurtleff, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1916, 1920; Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1922 3
- George Shurtleff, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1922 3
- F. N. Shurtleff, American politician, U.S. Collector of Customs, 1881 3
- ... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- "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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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