Totton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Early Origins of the Totton family

The surname Totton was first found in Middlesex, where they were Lords of the manor of Tottenham in that shire from ancient times. "This place, written in Domesday Book Toteham, and now sometimes called Tottenham High Cross, is a genteel village, consisting chiefly of one long street formed by houses irregularly arranged, on the road from London to Cambridge." 1 Literally the place name means "homestead or village of a man called Totta," from the Old English personal name + "ham." 2

Early History of the Totton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Totton research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1685, 1731, 1758, 1890 and 1959 are included under the topic Early Totton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Totton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Totten, Totton, Todden, Todenham, Tottenham and others.

Early Notables of the Totton family

Notables of the family at this time include

Stevens Totton, Barrister at Law

Migration of the Totton family to Ireland

Some of the Totton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 280 words (20 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Totton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Totton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Stevens Totton, who arrived in San Francisco in 1801
Stevens Direly Totton, who landed in America in 1801-1802 3

The Totton Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Ad astra sequor
Motto Translation: I follow to the stars.

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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)