Winnell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Winnell family

The surname Winnell was first found in Herefordshire 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 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Winnell family

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Winnell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Winnall, Winall, Winnell, Wynal, Wynel, Wynell and many more.

Early Notables of the Winnell family

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Migration of the Winnell 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 Winnell (post 1700) +

Arthur M. Winnell, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1944 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html