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Calendar year
1630 (MDCXXX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1630th year
1630
AM radio frequency
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1630 kHz: 1630 AM is a Regional broadcast frequency. LRM991 AMérica in San José Restauración in
1630_AM
Decade
1630, and ended on December 31, 1640. January 2 – A shoemaker in Turin is found to have the first case of bubonic plague there as the plague of 1630 begins
1630s
Major war in Central Europe (1618–1648)
negotiations with Ferdinand II failed, Gustavus landed in Pomerania in June 1630 with nearly 18,000 troops. Using Stralsund as a bridgehead, he marched south
Thirty_Years'_War
Peace agreement between Spain and England
The Treaty of Madrid of 1630 was a peace agreement through which Spain and England ended the Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) that both countries had been
Treaty_of_Madrid_(1630)
Preserved American 2-10-0 locomotive
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway 1630 is a preserved Ye class 2-10-0 "Decapod" type steam locomotive, built in 1918 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)
St._Louis–San_Francisco_1630
Events from the year 1630 in France. Monarch – Louis XIII 10 July – Battle of Veillane Charles La Tourasse, painter (died 1696) Jacques Rousseau, painter
1630_in_France
1630 siege
battle between Dutch and Portuguese forces near modern-day Recife, Brazil, in 1630. In the summer of 1629, the Dutch coveted a newfound interest in obtaining
Siege_of_Recife_(1630)
Series of conflicts fought between the Portuguese Empire and Safavid Empire (1621-1630)
The Portuguese–Safavid War (1621–1630) was a series of military conflicts between the Portuguese State of India and the Safavid Empire over control of
Portuguese–Safavid War (1621–1630)
Portuguese–Safavid_War_(1621–1630)
Famine in Mughal-ruled India
The Deccan famine of 1630–1632 was a famine associated with a back-to-back crop failure. The famine happened during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
Deccan_famine_of_1630–1632
Series of GPUs by Nvidia
the GTX 1650, 1650 Super, 1660, 1660 Super, 1660 Ti, and a lower-end GTX 1630, which was released later. The GTX 1650 features both a GDDR5 and GDDR6 version
GeForce_GTX_16_series
Dark nebula in the constellation Orion
appears within the southern region of the dense dust cloud known as Lynds 1630, along the edge of the much larger, active star-forming H II region called
Horsehead_Nebula
1628–1631 war in Northern Italy
transferring troops from Northern Germany. They captured Mantua in July 1630, but failed to take Casale. Ferdinand withdrew his troops in response to
War_of_the_Mantuan_Succession
Decade
lasting from January 1, 1639 BC to December 31, 1630 BC. 1633 BC—May 2—Lunar Saros 34 begins. Before 1630 BC – 1500 BC—Landscape (Spring fresco), wall painting
1630s_BC
Hot adult contemporary radio station in Iowa City, Iowa
KCJJ (1630 kHz, "The Mighty 1630") is a radio station licensed to Iowa City, Iowa. The station is owned by Stephen Soboroff's (Steve Bridges) River City
KCJJ
Battle in Jolo, 17th century
The Sulu Expedition of 1630 was an unsuccessful military campaign by the Spanish Empire to capture the island of Jolo. Launched from the Spanish Philippines
Jolo_expedition_(1630)
Part of the Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
unsuccessful siege in 1625-26, but could not recapture it after a 39-day siege. In 1630, after the unsuccessful siege of 1625-1626, the Ottoman Empire began preparations
Siege_of_Baghdad_(1630)
(Coburg: Johann Forckel), a motet written for the jubilee held June 25–27, 1630 Neues Christliches Weyhnacht Gesang for eight voices (Coburg: Johann Forckel)
1630_in_music
Empire (or Kurfürstentag) which occurred at Regensburg from July to November 1630. It resulted in a major loss of power for the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand
Diet_of_Regensburg_(1630)
Flemish artist and diplomat (1577–1640)
the second series it was never completed. Marie was exiled from France in 1630 by her son, Louis XIII, and died in 1642 in the same house in Cologne where
Peter_Paul_Rubens
Natural disaster
The 1630 Crete earthquake reportedly occurred at around 09:00 on 9 March 1630 in the Kythira Strait, off the coast of Crete. Until the mid-1990s, the
1630_Crete_earthquake
War between Spain and England from 1625 to 1630
The Anglo-Spanish War of 1625–1630 was fought between Spain and England, with the Dutch Republic and Scotland participating on the English side. An offshoot
Anglo-Spanish_War_(1625–1630)
Member of the Parliament of England
Sir William Courtenay (June 1553 – 24 June 1630) of Powderham in Devon was a prominent member of the Devonshire gentry. He was Sheriff of Devon in 1579–80
William_Courtenay_(died_1630)
Military conflict between 1630 and 1635
Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War began in July 1630 when troops under Gustavus Adolphus landed in Pomerania. Under his leadership, the Protestant
Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War
Swedish_intervention_in_the_Thirty_Years'_War
Events in the year 1630 in the Spanish Netherlands and Prince-bishopric of Liège (predecessor states of modern Belgium). Monarch – Philip IV, King of Spain
1630_in_Belgium
When a particle's interactions with a material cause it to emit new particles
Albright, Introduction to Atomic and Nuclear Physics, 5th ed., ch. 4.12, Chapman and Hall, London (1972) "1630, Tube 1630; Röhre 1630 ID17477, HEXODE".
Secondary_emission
1630 Siege
Wolgast during the Thirty Years' War. After landing at Usedom on 25 June 1630, Gustavus Adolphus conquered the islands of Usedom and Wolin without resistance
Siege_of_Wolgast_(1630)
1630 treaty between Sweden and Pomerania
Concluded on 25 August (O.S.) or 4 September 1630 (N.S.), it was predated to 10 July (O.S.) or 20 July 1630 (N.S.), the date of the Swedish Landing. Sweden
Treaty_of_Stettin_(1630)
Prosecutions for witchcraft in Europe
Roman Empire. Prosecutions for witchcraft reached a high point from 1560 to 1630, during the Counter-Reformation and the European wars of religion. Among
Witch trials in the early modern period
Witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period
Welsh judge and MP
Sir John Trevor I (1563–1630) was a Welsh politician. Born in 1563 at Sheen House, Mortlake, Surrey, he was the second son of John Trevor of Trevalyn Hall
John_Trevor_(1563–1630)
Battle in Ukraine
The Battle of Ochakov was a battle that took place in 1630 during a Cossack expedition to the Black Sea led by Taras Fedorovych. During the naval campaign
Battle_of_Ochakov_(1630)
This article covers 1630 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France)
1630_in_poetry
Events from the year 1630 in art. unknown date – The gardens of Sentō Imperial Palace, Kyoto, are designed by Kobori Masakazu and laid out by Kentei. Reza
1630_in_art
English Puritan Presbyterian minister and author
publication now in the public domain: Hamilton, Thomas (1889). "Flavel, John (1630?-1691)". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol
John_Flavel
Events from the year 1630 in Sweden Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf June 6 – Swedish warships depart from Stockholm for Germany. July 6 – Swedish intervention
1630_in_Sweden
Peasant revolt against Mikołaj Komorowski
The Peasant Uprising in Podhale (1630–1633) was a peasant revolt against Mikołaj Komorowski, who managed the Nowy Targ estates in Poland. Unrest in Podhale
Peasant uprising in Podhale (1630–1633)
Peasant_uprising_in_Podhale_(1630–1633)
1631 massacre of Protestants during the Thirty Years' War
cities in modern-day Germany, and having well over 25,000 inhabitants in 1630, did not recover its importance until well into the 18th century. The archbishopric
Sack_of_Magdeburg
article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1630. April 10 – English literature, drama, and education lose a major patron
1630_in_literature
Danish nobleman (1630–1658)
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (7 April 1630 – 11 December 1658) was an illegitimate child of Christian IV of Denmark and his chambermaid and mistress Vibeke
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (general)
Ulrik_Christian_Gyldenløve_(general)
English politician
George Trenchard (c. 1548 – 24 November 1630), of Wolveton and later of Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament
George Trenchard (c. 1548 – 1630)
George_Trenchard_(c._1548_–_1630)
1630 treaty between Poland and Cossacks
Treaty of Pereiaslav was signed in late June 1630 between rebellious Cossack forces of Taras Fedorovych (see Fedorovych Uprising) and Polish forces led
Treaty_of_Pereiaslav_(1630)
Mughal emperor from 1628 to 1658
several local rebellions and dealt with the devastating Deccan famine of 1630–1632. In September 1657, the ailing Shah Jahan appointed his eldest son Dara
Shah_Jahan
de Iktár (1582 – 23 December 1648) was the Prince of Transylvania in late 1630. Stephen was the younger of the two sons of Farkas Bethlen de Iktár and Druzsiána
Stephen_Bethlen
Painting by Peter Paul Rubens
is a self-portrait painting by Peter Paul Rubens, created no later than 1630. It has been on display at the Rubenshuis in Antwerp since 1972. Researchers
Self-Portrait (Rubens, Antwerp)
Self-Portrait_(Rubens,_Antwerp)
Events from the 1630s in England. Monarch – Charles I 1630 8 April – Winthrop Fleet: The ship Arbella and three others set sail from the Solent with 400
1630s_in_England
17th-century French pirate
Jean-David Nau (pronounced [ʒɑ̃ david no]) (c. 1630 – c. 1669), better known as François l'Olonnais (pronounced [fʁɑ̃swa lolɔnɛ]) (also l'Olonnois, Lolonois
François_l'Olonnais
was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 24 July 1630 for James Sibbald. The title became dormant on the death of the second Baronet
Sibbald baronets of Rankelour (1630)
Sibbald_baronets_of_Rankelour_(1630)
Holy Roman Empress from 1651 to 1657
Eleonora Gonzaga (18 November 1630 – 6 December 1686) was by birth Princess of Mantua, Nevers and Rethel from the Nevers branch of the House of Gonzaga
Eleonora_Gonzaga_(born_1630)
Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698
Sophia (German: Sophie, [zoˈfiː]; 14 October [O.S. 3 October] 1630 – 8 June [O.S. 28 May] 1714) was Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698 as the consort
Sophia_of_Hanover
Events from the year 1630 in Ireland. Monarch: Charles I Lismore Cathedral is destroyed. Mícheál Ó Cléirigh's Félire na naomh nÉrennach ("Calendar of Irish
1630_in_Ireland
Italian painter (c. 1560–c. 1631)
Giovanni Balducci, called Il Cosci after his maternal uncle, (c. 1560 — after 1630) was an Italian mannerist painter. Born in Florence, Balducci was trained
Giovanni_Balducci
Events from the year 1630 in Denmark. Monarch – Christian IV A new building for Vartov Hospital is constructed at present-day Trianglen outside Copenhagen's
1630_in_Denmark
The year 1630 in science and technology involved some significant events. Following his recently completed Rudolphine Tables, Kepler predicts a transit
1630_in_science
Sir Thomas Wise (c. 1576–1630), KB, of Sydenham in the parish of Marystow and of Mount Wise in the parish of Stoke Damerel in Devon, was Sheriff of Devon
Thomas_Wise_(died_1630)
English musician
John Goodgroome (1630? – 15 May 1704) was an English music composer, lutenist, singer, and teacher. Goodgroome was one of a family of musicians, born at
John_Goodgroome
Dutch painter (1598–1657)
Age painter of Italian and Italianate landscapes, in Rome (1619-1630) and Amsterdam (1630-1657). Little is known of his early life. In his three-volume
Bartholomeus_Breenbergh
Scottish nobleman
Sir John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore PC (Scot) (c. 1630 – 12 April 1715), was a Scottish nobleman. He was the fourth son of nine surviving children born
John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore
John_Keith,_1st_Earl_of_Kintore
the Grand Canal of Venice, Italy. The present facade was designed circa 1630 by Baldassare Longhena. It is used as an exhibition venue for the Venice
Palazzo_Giustinian_Lolin
17th-century ship
Colony of Virginia via Bermuda. The third voyage to Maine was on March 20, 1630, bearing 130 colonists, and the fourth on March 26, 1634, to Nantaskut in
Mary_and_John
English gardener, and botanist (1630–1715)
Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (baptised 16 December 1630 – 7 January 1715) also known by her other married name of Mary Seymour, Lady Beauchamp and
Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (gardener)
Mary_Somerset,_Duchess_of_Beaufort_(gardener)
Eighth Haseki Sultan and wife of Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim
Hümaşah Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: ھما شاہ سلطان; "Şah's phoenix"; c.1630 – after 1678) was the Eighth Haseki and the only legal wife of Sultan Ibrahim of
Hümaşah Sultan (wife of Ibrahim)
Hümaşah_Sultan_(wife_of_Ibrahim)
Painting by Nicolas Poussin
Das Reich der Flora) is an oil painting by Nicolas Poussin, dated to about 1630 or 1631, which is now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden. It is
The_Empire_of_Flora
Mughal miniature painter (1589 – c. 1630)
Abu'l-Hasan (or Abu al-Hasan; 1589 – c. 1630), from Delhi, India, was a Mughal painter of miniatures during the reign of Jahangir. Abu al-Hasan was the
Abu'l-Hasan_(artist)
Fictional libertine
seducing women. The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra (The Trickster of Seville
Don_Juan
Dutch artist (1630–1693)
Maria van Oosterwijck (1630–1693), also spelled Oosterwyck, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, specialising in richly detailed flower paintings and other
Maria_van_Oosterwijck
English politician (1601–1643)
Northampton (May 1601 – 19 March 1643), styled Lord Compton from 1618 to 1630, was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from
Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton
Spencer_Compton,_2nd_Earl_of_Northampton
2010 book by S. Scott Rohrer
Wandering Souls: Protestant Migrations in America, 1630-1865 is a 2010 book by American historian S. Scott Rohrer. The work investigates the relationship
Wandering Souls: Protestant Migrations in America, 1630–1865
Wandering_Souls:_Protestant_Migrations_in_America,_1630–1865
Crown Prince of China from 1630 to 1644
Emperor and Lady Zhou, Empress Xiaojielie, and he was made the crown prince in 1630. Peasant rebellions were ravaging northern China and threatening the Ming
Zhu_Cilang
Polish painter and typographer (c. 1575 – c. 1630)
Tomasz Makowski (c. 1575 – c. 1630) was a Polish–Lithuanian engraver. Makowski is credited with the earliest surviving engravings produced within the Polish-Lithuanian
Tomasz_Makowski_(artist)
1628-1691 English colony in North America
1639) Boston: 1630 (from Shawmut and Trimountaine) Medford: 1630 Mystic (now part of Malden): 1630 Everett: 1630 (settlement) Watertown: 1630 (on land now
Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
House church and museum in Amsterdam
century canal Oudezijds Voorburgwal, currently on number 40, was built in 1630. Between 1661 and 1663 the top three floors of the house were changed into
Ons'_Lieve_Heer_op_Solder
English politician
Sir Thomas Grantham (1573 – 30 July 1630) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1629. Grantham was the son of Vincent
Thomas_Grantham_(died_1630)
Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637
1637) was the Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 26 July 1630 until his death in 1637. He was also known as the Lion of Susa. He was succeeded
Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
Victor_Amadeus_I,_Duke_of_Savoy
Welsh noblewoman and mistress of Charles II of England
Lucy Walter (c. 1630 – 1658), also known as Lucy Barlow, was the first mistress of King Charles II of England and mother of James, Duke of Monmouth. During
Lucy_Walter
Japanese adventurer in the Ayutthaya Kingdom
Yamada Nagamasa (Japanese: 山田 長政; 1590–1630) or Okya Senaphimuk (Thai: ออกญาเสนาภิมุข) was a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in the
Yamada_Nagamasa
Geologic formation in Arizona, US
zircon geochronology establishes a maximum age for the formation of 1660 to 1630 million years (Mya), in the Statherian period of the Precambrian. The group
Mazatzal_Group
P.V. Plas (fl 1630–1650) was a still life painter active in Brussels between 1630 and 1650. Little is known about P.V. Plas. He may be identical with
P.V._Plas
1630 Puritan naval trip to New England
livestock and provisions from England to New England over the summer of 1630, during the first period of the Great Migration. The Puritan population in
Winthrop_Fleet
English leader of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1587–1649)
Plymouth Colony. Winthrop led the first large wave of colonists from England in 1630 and served as governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years. His writings
John_Winthrop
Austrian princess (1573–1630)
of Austria (Italian: Giovanna d'Austria; September 11, 1573 – February 8, 1630) was the illegitimate daughter of John of Austria, the illegitimate son of
Joanna of Austria, Marchioness of Militello
Joanna_of_Austria,_Marchioness_of_Militello
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration
Charles_II_of_England
Dutch navigator and colonial governor (c. 1570 – c. 1630)
Willem Janszoon (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm ˈjɑnszoːn]; c. 1570 – c. 1630) was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. He served in the Dutch East Indies in the periods
Willem_Janszoon
English aristocratic family
Baron Villiers of Stoke and Viscount Purbeck in 1619, and Christopher († 1630) was created Baron Villiers of Daventry and Earl of Anglesey in 1623. Sir
Villiers_family
County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 January 1630 for Thomas Powell, who had been High Sheriff of Denbighshire for 1615–6.
Powell baronets of Birkenhead (1630)
Powell_baronets_of_Birkenhead_(1630)
17th-century citadel in Le Château-d'Oléron, France
The Citadel of Château-d'Oléron is a military fortress constructed between 1630 and 1704 to safeguard the southern part of the Île d'Oléron in the Charente-Maritime
Citadel_of_Château-d'Oléron
Ottoman governor of Budin, Silistra and Erivan in 17th century
then beylerbey of Budin on 29/30 August 1626. At the beginning of February 1630, Murtaza Pasha left his post as beylerbey of Budin to become the commander
Damat_Murtaza_Pasha
English politician
Herbert Westfaling (3 January 1630 – 1705) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and then from 1661 until 1679. His great-grandfather
Herbert Westfaling (politician)
Herbert_Westfaling_(politician)
became dormant on the death of the 11th Baron (1st Earl of Sunderland) in 1630 without legitimate children. Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (c
Baron_Scrope_of_Bolton
French poet
Santeuil, Santeüil; 12 May 1630 – 5 August 1697) was a French poet who wrote in Latin. Jean-Baptiste de Santeul was born on 12 May 1630 in Paris, to a good family
Jean-Baptiste_de_Santeul
Italian anatomist (c. 1630–1672)
Carlo Fracassati Latinized as Carolus Fracassatus (c. 1630 – 12 October 1672) was an Italian anatomist and professor. He was a colleague and collaborator
Carlo_Fracassati
Dutch painter
Jan Vermeer van Utrecht (16 February 1630 (bapt.) – c. 1696) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Though he was born near Delft, there is no known relation
Jan_Vermeer_van_Utrecht
English politician
William Borlase (28 December 1589 – 15 December 1630) of Little Marlow and Bockmer, Buckinghamshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
William_Borlase_(died_1630)
Painting by Rembrandt
Anna and the Blind Tobit, also titled Blind Tobit and his Wife, is a c. 1630 oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt, and perhaps his pupil
Anna_and_the_Blind_Tobit
English Leveller
Thomas Prince (fl. 1630–1657) was a prominent Leveller. Prince was born in West Garforth, Yorkshire. He went to London where he apprenticed in, and in
Thomas_Prince_(Leveller)
von Königsmarck. In 1655, she married count Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie (1630-1692), a younger brother of Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, and became the mother
Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck
Beata_Elisabet_von_Königsmarck
the 1630s is a chronological list of key events involving pirates between 1630 and 1639. June 20 - Murat Reis the Younger executes the Sack of Baltimore
1630s_in_piracy
Khan in Lahore is built. 1630–1631 – Church of San Caio in Rome rebuilt by Francesco Peparelli and Vincenzo della Greca. 1630–1635 – The Pearl Mosque at
1630s_in_architecture
British nonconformist minister (1630–1702)
Oliver Heywood (1630–1702) was a British nonconformist minister, ejected for his beliefs. Oliver Heywood, third son of Richard Heywood, yeoman, by his
Oliver_Heywood_(minister)
Italian composer (1567–1643)
troubled Monteverdi's world in the period around 1630. Mantua was invaded by Habsburg armies in 1630, who besieged the plague-stricken town, and after
Claudio_Monteverdi
The Ligor–Patani War (1629–1630) was part of the long-standing conflict between the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) and the strong port city of Patani, which
Ligor–Patani_War_(1629–1630)
1630
1630
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from an altered form of the personal name Walter.English : variant of Water 2.Irish : when not the English surname, an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin, Hiskey, Tydings).James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Griswolds Farm in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, which is probably named with Old English grēosn ‘gravel’ + weald ‘woodland’.Edward Griswold (1607–91) and his family were Puritans who came to the American colonies from Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England, on the Mary and John, arriving on 30 May 1630. They settled first in Dorcester MA, and in 1639 moved to Windsor VT. Matthew Griswold emigrated to New England in 1639, settling first in Windsor, CT, and later in Lyme, CT.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : habitational name from Dudley in the West Midlands, named from the Old English personal name Dudda (see Dodd) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Irish (County Cork) : English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Dubhdáleithe ‘descendant of Dubhdáleithe’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + dá ‘two’ + léithe ‘sides’.Thomas Dudley (1576–1653), born at Northampton, England, sailed on the Arbella to Salem, MA, in 1630 with the chief men of the Massachusetts Bay Company. They first settled at Newtown. Dudley subsequently moved to Ipswich but then permanently settled at Roxbury. He was elected four times as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and as one of the two commissioners for the colony when the New England Confederation was formed in 1643. He was one of the first overseers of Harvard University, and in 1650, as governor, signed the charter for that institution. Dudley’s seventh and most noted child, Joseph (1647–1720) was also governor of MA (1702–15).
Surname or Lastname
English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish
English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish : occupational name for a fuller, Middle English walkere, Old English wealcere, an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker.The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, in about 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen Co., VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Hampton, including the cities of Southampton and Northampton (both of which were originally simply Hamtun). These all share the final Old English element tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’, but the first is variously hÄm ‘homestead’, hamm ‘water meadow’, or hÄ“an, weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of hÄ“ah ‘high’. This name is also established in Ireland, having first been taken there in the medieval period.The descendants of the clergyman Thomas Hampton, resident at Jamestown, VA, in 1630, lived in VA through three generations, multiplying their homesteads as the colony expanded and then branched into SC.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places, for example in Hertfordshire, Kent, and Somerset, so named from Old English strǣt ‘paved highway’, ‘Roman road’ (Latin strata (via)). In the Middle Ages the word at first denoted a Roman road but later also came to denote the main street in a town or village, and so the surname may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived on a main street.Jewish : Americanized form of the Sephardic surname Chetrit, of uncertain origin.Americanized form of Ashkenazic Jewish Strasser and a number of other similar surnames.The Rev. Nicholas Street (1603–74) came from England to Taunton, MA, between 1630 and 1638, and later moved to New Haven, CT, where his descendant Augustus Russell Street, a leader in art education, was born in 1791 and went on to become one of the most important early benefactors of Yale College.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with a pock-marked face (see Greeley).Richard Gridley arrived in Boston about 1630. His fourth-generation descendant Richard (1710/11–96) was born in Boston and became a military engineer and iron smelter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire called Winthorpe. The former is named with the Old English personal name or byname Wine, meaning ‘friend’, + Old Norse þorp ‘settlement’. In the latter the first element is a contracted form of the Old English personal name Wigmund, composed of the elements wÄ«g ‘war’ + mund ‘protection’, or the Old Norse equivalent, VÃgmundr.John Winthrop (1588–1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He kept a detailed journal, an invaluable source for historians. He was born into a family of Suffolk, England, gentry whose fortunes were founded by his grandfather Adam Winthrop (d. 1562) of Lavenham. In 1544 the latter acquired a 500-acre estate that had been part of the monastery of Bury St. Edmunds. John Winthrop emigrated from Groton, Suffolk, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630 because of Charles I’s anti-Puritan policies. By the time of his death he had had four wives and 16 children, the most notable of whom was his son John (1606–76), a scientist and governor of CT. His descendants were prominent in politics and science, including John Winthrop (1714–79), an astronomer, and Robert Winthrop (1809–94), a senator and speaker of the House of Representatives.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived by a bush or hedge of hawthorn (Old English haguþorn, hægþorn, i.e. thorn used for making hedges and enclosures, Old English haga, (ge)hæg), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Hawthorn in County Durham. In Scotland the surname originated in the Durham place name, and from Scotland it was taken to Ireland. This spelling is now found primarily in northern Ireland.The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–64) was a direct descendant of Major William Hathorne, one of the English Puritans who settled in MA in 1630, and whose son John Hathorne was one of the judges in the Salem witchcraft trials. The writer’s father was a sea captain, as was his grandfather, the revolutionary war hero Daniel Hathorne (1731–96). The spelling of the surname was altered by the novelist.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Will.George Willis is recorded in Boston, MA, in the 1630s. Nathianel Willis, born in Boston in 1780, and his son Nathaniel Parker Willis, born in Portland, ME, in 1806, were both prominent journalists.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Leicestershire, Surrey, and Sussex, so named from Old English stoc ‘dependent settlement’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Israel Stoughton, who came to New England from England in about 1630, was one of the founders of Dorchester, MA, and became one of the largest landowners in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from La Varrenne in Seine-Maritime, France, named with a Gaulish element probably descriptive of alluvial land or sandy soil.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a game park, or an occupational name for someone employed in one, from Anglo-Norman French warrene or Middle English wareine ‘warren’, ‘piece of land for breeding game’.Irish : adopted as an Englsih form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane, Warner).The surname Warren was brought to North America from England independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Richard Warren, a London merchant, was one of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower. John Warren came to Salem, MA, in 1630 on the Arbella, and was the founder of an influential 18th-century Boston family. Arthur Warren emigrated to Weymouth, MA, before 1638.
Surname or Lastname
English (also very common in Wales)
English (also very common in Wales) : patronymic from
William.This very common surname was brought to North America from southern
England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the
17th century onward. It has also absorbed some continental European
cognates such as Dutch
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a wild or uncouth person, from Middle English, Old French salvage, sauvage ‘untamed’ (Late Latin salvaticus literally ‘man of the woods’, a derivative of Latin silva ‘wood’, influenced by Latin salvus ‘whole’, i.e. natural).Irish : generally of English origin (it was taken to County Down in the 12th century), this name has also sometimes been adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó Sabháin, the name of a small south Munster sept, which was earlier Anglicized as O’Savin (see Savin).Americanized form of Ashkenazic Jewish Savich.A Jacob Savage, born in Exeter, Devon, England, in 1604, is recorded in Essex, NJ, by the early 1630s. Edward Savage, of Huguenot descent, emigrated from Ireland to Massachusetts in 1696. His grandson and namesake, who was born in Princeton, MA, in 1761 gained fame as an artist for his portrait of George Washington (1789–90).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria (Westmorland). The place name is recorded in Domesday Book as Lupetun, and probably derives from an Old English personal name Hluppa (of uncertain origin) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.The name was brought to America by John Lupton, who sailed from Gravesend, England, on the Primrose in 1635, and is recorded in VA three years later. On 24 October 1635 Davie Lupton set off on the Constance bound for VA, but there is no record of his arrival in the New World. A Christopher Lupton is recorded in Suffolk Co., Long Island, NY, c.1635, and a large number of Luptons in NC descend from him. An American family of the name settled in the area of Winchester, VA, in the mid18th century; they can be traced back to Martin Lupton, who was married in 1630 in the parish of Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, generally from a field name denoting a triangular area, Old English gÄra (see Gore) at the corner of an open field after rectangular furlongs had been laid out.Jewish : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.U.S. President James Abram Garfield (1831–81) was preceded by at least six Garfields born in America, his immigrant ancestor having come to Massachusetts Bay with John Winthrop in 1630.
Surname or Lastname
English and (especially) Scottish (of Norman origin), and French
English and (especially) Scottish (of Norman origin), and French : nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund, graunt ‘tall’, ‘large’ (Old French grand, grant, from Latin grandis), given either to a person of remarkable size, or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name, often representatives of different generations within the same family.English and Scottish : from a medieval personal name, probably a survival into Middle English of the Old English byname Granta (see Grantham).Probably a respelling of German Grandt or Grand.The U.S. president General Ulysses S. Grant (1822–85), born in OH, was the descendant of a Puritan called Matthew Grant, who landed in Massachusetts with his wife, Priscilla, in 1630. This family of Grants continued in New England until Captain Noah Grant, having served throughout the Revolution, emigrated to PA in 1790 and later to OH.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton’, ‘lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing a Germanic personal name cognate with Wade.probably from the Catalan personal name Gai (Latin Gaius), or in some cases a nickname from Catalan gay ‘cheerful’.Variant of German Gau.North German : from a Frisian personal name Gay.A Congregational clergyman and one of the forerunners of the Unitarian movement in New England, Ebenezer Gay (1696–1787) was born in Dedham, MA, which had been founded by his grandfather, John Gay, who came to America from Wiltshire, England, about 1630 and settled in Watertown, MA. Ebenezer’s great-grandson Howard was editor of the American Anti-Slavery Standard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill, or a habitational name from Underhill in Devon, named from Old English under ‘under’ + hyll, or from Underhill in Kent, named from Old English under + helde ‘slope’.John Underhill (c.1597–1672) was born in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. His father was a mercenary in the Netherlands, and he himself became a cadet in the Prince of Orange’s guards. In 1630 he emigrated to Boston, MA, where he was appointed captain of militia. In 1664–65 he played a significant role in helping to bring the Dutch colony of New Netherland under English control.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Kerry)
Irish (Kerry) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Saoghair, which in turn may be a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the Old English personal name Saeger (see 2 below).English : patronymic from a Middle English personal name Saher or Seir (see Sayer 1).Americanized form of French Cyr.Richard Sears came to Plymouth, MA, from England about 1630.
1630
1630
Female
English
Feminine form of English Richard, RICHENDRA means "powerful ruler."
Boy/Male
English American French
Darling, dearly loved, from the Old english 'deorling'. Also a.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : habitational name from Astbury in Cheshire, named from Old English ēast ‘east’ + byrig, dative of burh ‘manor’, ‘fortified place’.English (West Midlands) : from either of two places, in Oxfordshire and Devon, named Ashbury, from Old English æsc ‘ash tree’ + byrig.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English
Coal Town; Town of Colt-breeding; Dark Settlement
Girl/Female
Arabic, British, English, Muslim
Peace; Beautiful; Delight; Conquer
Girl/Female
Arabic
A Drink of Water
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Greek, Swedish
Foreign; Stranger; Similar to Barbara
Boy/Male
Greek
God of marriage.
Girl/Female
Indian
Exalted, Noble, Highest social standing
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of slays (see Slay 1).Altered form of German Schleiermacher, an occupational name for a maker or shawls or scarves, from Middle High German sleier ‘scarf’, ‘shawl’, ‘veil’ + macher ‘maker’.
1630
1630
1630
1630
1630
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Clothed. Taylor (1630).