Wigny History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Wigny

What does the name Wigny mean?

The name Wigny arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Wigny family lived in Norfolk, at Wiggenhall.

Early Origins of the Wigny family

The surname Wigny was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from about 1066, where they were conjecturally descended from Ralph Baynard, a Norman noble, who held the lands of Wiggenhall in Norfolk.

Early History of the Wigny family

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Wigny Spelling Variations

A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Wignall, Wignoll, Wignull, Wiggenhall and others.

Early Notables of the Wigny family

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Wigny migration to the United States +

Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Wigny or a variant listed above:

Wigny Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A Wigny, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
Mrs. A Wigny, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
Jetje Wigny, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
Mietje Wigny, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1

Sources +

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)