Wenam History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wenam family

The surname Wenam was first found in Suffolk at Great Wenham (Wenham-Combustor) or Little Wenham, villages and parishes that date back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where they were collectively listed as Wenham. 1 The place name possibly means "homestead or enclosure with pastureland" from the Old English "wynn" + "ham." 2 Little Wenham is home to Wenham Castle, a castellated manor house, one of the oldest houses in England built by John de Villabus in the 13th century. One of the first records of the surname was found in Surrey in the year 1194 when William and Hawise Wenham held estates in that county. 3

Early History of the Wenam family

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Wenam Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wenham, Wenam, Wennam, Wennum, Wenum and others.

Early Notables of the Wenam family

Distinguished members of the family include Jane Wenham (died 1730), generally regarded as one of the last witches in England. Her trial took place in 1712 and was reported widely in printed tracts of the period. She was convicted, but the judge...
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Wenam migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wenam Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Wenam, who arrived in Maryland in 1668 4

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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)