| ![Show Contents]() Valiant History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Valiant familyThe surname Valiant 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 1185 when Hugo le Vaillant held lands. Early History of the Valiant familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valiant research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1207, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Valiant History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Valiant Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Valiant include Valiant, Valient and others. Early Notables of the Valiant familyDistinguished members of the family include - the Valiant family of Yorkshire
 Valiant migration to the United States | + |
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Valiant or a variant listed above:
Valiant Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Francis Valiant who went to Philadelphia in 1746
- Francis Valiant, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1746 1
Valiant Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Richard Valiant, who arrived in New York, NY in 1842 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Valiant (post 1700) | + |
- Johnny Valiant (1946-2018), ring name of John L. Sullivan (born Thomas Sullivan), American professional wrestler and manager who won the World Tag Team Championship two times
- Jeremiah Valiant, American politician, Mayor of Salisbury, Maryland, 1958-59 2
- Leslie Gabriel Valiant (b. 1949), British computer scientist and computational theorist
- 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, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Valiant migration to the United States 
