Undrell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Undrell

The name Undrell is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when the family lived at the foot of a hill or in the settlement of Underhill in Devon. The surname Undrell 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 Undrell family

Early History of the Undrell family

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Undrell Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Undrell are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. The variations of the name Undrell include: Underhill, Undrell and others.

Early Notables of the Undrell 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 Wolverhampton, acquired in 1509 a lease of Eatington, Warwickshire, and left two sons, Edward and Thomas. Edward inherited Eatington, and was father of Thomas Underhill (1518?-1603), was a leading Protestant. 1 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's parish, Holborn. 1 John Underhill (d. 1672), was an American colonist who came of a Warwickshire...
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Migration of the Undrell family

Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Undrell or a variant listed above: John Underhill, who arrived in Boston Massachusetts with his wife in 1630; Constant and Ffrancis Underhil, who both came to Virginia in 1663; Richard Underhill, who arrived in Barbados in 1654.