The surname Wenborne was first found in Sussex 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 1296 Gilbert de Waneborn held lands.
Early History of the Wenborne family
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Wenborne Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wenborn, Wenborne, Wenbourn, Wenbourne, Wenban, Wenbon, Wenburn, Wenburne, Wenbone, Wenbones, Wanborn, Wanborne and many more.
Early Notables of the Wenborne family
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Migration of the Wenborne family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Wenbourn who went to Boston in 1638. John Wenbourne went to South Carolina sometime between 1670 and 1697; James Wenban settled in Philadelphia in 1844.
