Rotham Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

Originally, the surname Rotham can be found in Kent at Wrotham, a parish in the union of Malling, hundred of Wrotham, lathe of Aylesford. “Several British coins, and brass weapons and armour fragments, have been found in and around this remote antiquity site. Considering that the military road running from Oldborough to Stane-street passed through the area, it may well have been a Roman military station later on..”

Another source notes that “Wroth is at present a Kingsbridge [(Devon)] name. “

These two variants are both extremely rare, although Roth’s is more common. The name referred to a “ruddy-complexioned” man, who originated from Roth (red).

William de Wrotham (d. 1217), a judge in England, was the grandson of Geoffrey de Wrotham, a domestic servant of several Canterbury archbishops, including Hubert Walter, who gave him lands in Wrotham, Kent. He was married to Maud de Cornhill, who was mother of William de Wrotham (d. 1208? ), sheriff of Devonshire in 1198, justice of the royal family of Richard I and John, and wife of Muriel Lydd. As he survived until about 1208, it is difficult to distinguish him from his son, but it appears to have been the latter who was the sheriff of Devonshire and Cornwall between 1199 and 1213.

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