Wayment History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Wayment

What does the name Wayment mean?

The name Wayment has a rich and ancient history. It is an Anglo-Saxon name that was originally derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Wigmund, meaning man of war. 1

Early Origins of the Wayment family

The surname Wayment was first found in Sussex but "Wymond and Wymund occurred as surnames in Oxfordshire, Bucks, Gloucestershire, and Norfolk during the 13th century." 2

Early History of the Wayment family

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Wayment 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 Wayment include Wyman, Wyeman and others.

Early Notables of the Wayment family

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Wayment 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:

Wayment Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Castina Wayment, aged 18, who landed in New York in 1868 3
Samuel Wayment, aged 22, who arrived in New York in 1868 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Wayment (post 1700) +

Reg Wayment, American Screen Actors Guild Award winning actor, best known for his stunt work in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Batman Begins (2005) and Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Mac Wayment, American pediatrician at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital

Sources +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
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)