Palgreves is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon
origin and comes from the family once having lived in the region of Palgrave
in various counties throughout England
. Palgreves is a topographic
surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation
names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
Early Origins of the Palgreves family
The surname Palgreves was first found in Suffolk
at Palgrave, a village and civil parish that dates back to 962 when it was listed as Palegrave. By the Domesday Book
of 1086 the village's name evolved to Palegraua which was listed there at that time. CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Great Palgrave in Norfolk
has a similar entry in the Domesday Book
but this entry is the first listing and therefore it is presumed a more recent village. The place name literally means "grove where the poles are got" from the Old English "pal + "graf" or "grove or a man called Paga" from the Old English personal name
+ "graf." CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Early History of the Palgreves family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Palgreves research.Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1480, 1554 and 1525 are included under the topic Early Palgreves History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Palgreves Spelling Variations
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations
were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Palgreves family name include Palgrave, Palgrove and others.
Early Notables of the Palgreves family (pre 1700)
Notables of this surname at this time include: John Palsgrave (c.1480-1554), an English priest of Henry VIII of England's court. In 1525, he was appointed tutor to Henry's illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy. The expression... Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Palgreves Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Palgreves family to Ireland
Some of the Palgreves family moved to Ireland
, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.Another 45 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Palgreves family to the New World and Oceana
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland
, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Palgreves surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Richard Palgrave, his wife Anne and their three daughters Elizabeth, Sarah and Mary, who arrived in Charlestown, MA in 1630.