Wearmouth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Wearmouth

What does the name Wearmouth mean?

The name Wearmouth is derived from the River Wear + the word "mouth," collectively "wearmouth" denoting someone who lived at the mouth of the River Wear.

Early Origins of the Wearmouth family

The surname Wearmouth was first found in Sunderland, a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. This is home to Bishopwearmouth, Monkwearmouth, Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey, Wearmouth Bridge and Wearmouth Colliery. Bishopwearmouth (on the south side of the River Wear, settled in 930), Monkwearmouth (on the north side of the River Wear, settled in 674) were two of the original three settlements on the banks of the River Wear that merged to form modern Sunderland.

Early History of the Wearmouth family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wearmouth research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1153, 1448, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1554 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Wearmouth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wearmouth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Warmouth, Wearmouth, Wermouth, Warmooth and others.

Early Notables of the Wearmouth family

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Migration of the Wearmouth family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Wearmouth (post 1700) +

Darren Wearmouth, Canadian author in Hamilton, Ontario, known for his collaboration with James S. Murray on the novels Obliteration, The Brink and Awakened
Richard "Dick" Wearmouth (1926-2012), Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (1944-1952), winner of the Gardiner Medal winner in the 1944 VFL seconds season
Joseph Wearmouth (1878-1925), Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League in 1905
James Leslie Wearmouth (1909-1989), Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s
Ronald Wearmouth (b. 1950), former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club over 13 years, including four Grand Finals (1977 (twice), 1979 & 1980)