Underhil History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Underhil

What does the name Underhil mean?

The ancestors of the Underhil surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived at the foot of a hill or in the settlement of Underhill in Devon. The surname Underhil belongs to both the category of habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads, and the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.

Early Origins of the Underhil family

The surname Underhil was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Underhil family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Underhil research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1268, 1275, 1509, 1515, 1518, 1539, 1545, 1561, 1592, 1603, 1625, 1630, 1634, 1637, 1641, 1672 and 1710 are included under the topic Early Underhil History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Underhil 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 Underhil include Underhill, Undrell and others.

Early Notables of the Underhil family

Edward Underhill (fl. 1539-1561), the 'hot-gospeller,' who came 'of a worshipful house in Worcestershire,' and was born probably about 1515. His grandfather, John Underhill, originally of Wolverhampto...
John Underhill (ca. 1545-1592), was an English academic, and later, bishop of Oxford. Cave Underhill (1634-1710?), was an English actor, the son of Nicholas Underhill, clothworker, born in St. Andrew'...
John Underhill (d. 1672), was an American colonist who came of a Warwickshire family, (probably of the Kenilworth branch), and may perhaps be identified with John Underhill, the son of Thomas Underhil...

Underhil 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:

Underhil Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Constant and Francis Underhil, who both settled in Virginia in 1663