Vrome History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Germany

Etymology of Vrome

The Anglo-Saxon name Vrome comes from when the family resided in the region of Froome in the counties of Somerset and Hereford. The surname Vrome originally derived from German origin and was later adopted by the English as a local name in the 12th century. In Old English the surname Vrome was printed as Ffraw which referred to someone who lived beside a river.

Early Origins of the Vrome family

Early History of the Vrome family

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Vrome Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Vrome has been recorded under many different variations, including Frome, Froome and others.

Early Notables of the Vrome family

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Migration of the Vrome family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Vrome or a variant listed above: Thomas Frome who settled in Barbados in 1663; George Froome arrived in Texas in 1646.