Wroth Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

Meaning, Origin, Etymology
Derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century word “wrath”, meaning angry or fierce, it was a nickname either for somebody with a fierce temper, or more probably given the robust humour of the medieval period, the reverse, in fact a quiet person. It is is an example of a sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. The nicknames were given in the first instance with reference to a variety of characteristics, such as physical attributes or peculiarities, mental and moral characteristics, and sometimes supposed resemblance to an animal or birds in appearance or disposition. It has been claimed that originally the surname as Wraith was usually found in Northern England, although the spellings as Wroth and Wroath are generally from the south of the country.

Spelling Variations
Wreath, Wraith, Wrate, Wrates, Wroth and Wroath

Early Marriage Records
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Popularity & Geographic Distribution
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Early Bearers of Surname
Recordings of the surname from early church registers include; Ales Wrate who married John Harte at Tottenham, on November 27th 1559, Thomas Wrath, appears in the Friary Rolls of Yorkshire in 1587, and Isabel Wraith, married John Youlle on August 23rd 1584 at Kippax, in West Yorkshire.

History, Genealogy & Ancestry
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Mottoes
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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

Source for 1-3: Burke’s General Armory
1) (Woodbery and Youngs, co. Herts, Blendenhall, co. Kent, Hempneyshall, co. Suffolk, and co. Essex). (Durants, Enfield, co. Middlesex). (London). Ar. on a bend sa. three lions’ heads erased of the field, crowned or. Crest—A lion’s head erased guard, ar. crowned or.
2) Or, a fess gu.
3) Gu. three lions ramp. ar. a quarter sa. fretty or.