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Andrew, the disciple of Jesus, derives from the Greeek Andreas, meaning "manly." The patronymical surnames Andrews and Anderson follow the normal north/south divide - Anderson, because of the Scandinavian influence, being strong in the north of England and in Scotland and Andrews mainly to be found in the south.
Andrewes was an early spelling of the name.
England. Andrews first appeared as a surname as Andrewys or Andrewes in the late 13th century.
Records for an old Suffolk Andrewes family began at around that time. Thomas Andrewes was a seaman in the early 1500's and later a master at Trinity House. Two of his sons, Lancelot and Roger, were church scholars who contributed greatly to the King James version of the English Bible that was produced in 1611. The line continued with Thomas and Richard Andrews, London merchants who helped finance the Plymouth plantation in America (being owners of the Mayflower and the ill-fated Angel Gabriel).
Another London Andrews at this time, not apparently related, was Sir Thomas Andrewes, Lord Mayor of London under Cromwell. Henry Andrewes died in the Great Plague of 1665, but he left an infant son whose descendants established themselves as local gentry at Shaw House in Berkshire.
The 19th century distribution showed the Andrews surname mainly around London and the southeast, with some Andrews west in Dorset and Devon. Andrews at Widecombe on the moors in Devon date from 1626. Another family history starts with the marriage of Thomas Andrews and Elizabeth Haskell at Horton in Dorset in 1788. Richard Andrews was a coachbuilder and prominent civic leader in Southampton in the mid 19th century.
Channel Islands. John Andrews had come to Guernsey in the 1550's as a lieutenant to the then governor of the island. He changed his name to Andros after marrying into the local gentry. These Androses held Sausmarez manor on Guernsey for the next two hundred years.
Scotland. Saint Andrew may be the patron saint of Scotland. But Andrews as a surname is not common. Anderson or McAndrew or Kendrew are preferred. Andrews was at one time a Caithness clan name, sometimes spelt Andrus. Duncan Fitz Andrew was its chief at the time they rendered homage to the English King Edward I in 1296. Later these Andrews seem to have been absorbed into the Ross clan.
Ireland. There were English Andrews who were granted the Rathenny estate in Offaly in 1667. Earlier had come Thomas and Robert Andrew, troopers from Scotland in county Down. Robert's descendants established themselves as millers in Comber. John Andrews expanded the business into linen-bleaching in the 18th century. Later came two brothers, John and Thomas:
The Andrews name was also to be found in Dublin. Todd Andrews, born there in 1901, was an Irish nationalist who helped form Fianna Fail. His 1979 autobiography was called Dublin Made Me. Two of his sons became Irish TD's (MP's) and two of his grandsons. Eamonn Andrews, the TV presenter, was also born in Dublin, on the same street as the playwright George Bernard Shaw.
America. Robert Andrewes was the master of the Angel Gabriel which was struck by a terrible thunderstorm on its passage across in 1635. Fortunately he and his family were rescued. They eventually settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Franklin Andrews' 1890 book History of the Andrews Family has traced the subsequent Andrews line. Meanwhile William Andrews, who had come from Suffolk on the sister-vessel James in 1635, was one of the founders of the New Haven colony three years later.
James Andrews came to Old Rappahannock county, Virginia in the 1670's. His line was traced in Kittie LeBlanc's 1981 book Andrews Family.
Australia and the South Pacific. Among the Andrews who came to Australia in the first half of the 19th century were:
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Bishop Lancelot Andrewes was a prominent English clergyman and scholar in Tudor times. He was one of the main translators for the King James' Bible.
Sir Edmund Andros was bailiff of Guernsey and governor of New England in the late 1600's. He it was who changed the name of New Amsterdam to New York.
Todd Andrews, the Irish nationalist, was a founding member of Fianna Fail in 1926.
The Andrews Singers were a highly successful singing group of the swing and boogie woogie eras. Their Greek immigrant father had changed his name from Andreas to Andrews.
Eamonn Andrews, born in Dublin, was a popular British TV presenter of the 1950's and 60's.
Julie Andrews is the British actress best known for her starring role in The Sound of Music in 1965.
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Andrew, the disciple of Jesus, derives from the Greeek Andreas, meaning "manly." The patronymical surnames Andrews and Anderson follow the normal north/south divide - Anderson, because of the Scandinavian influence, being strong in the north of England and in Scotland and Andrews mainly to be found in the south.
Andrewes was an early spelling of the name.
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- What's in a Name?- Andrews. Andrews name derivation.
- Ancestry of Lancelot Andrewes. The Elizabethan bishop Lancelot Andrewes.
England. Andrews first appeared as a surname as Andrewys or Andrewes in the late 13th century.
Records for an old Suffolk Andrewes family began at around that time. Thomas Andrewes was a seaman in the early 1500's and later a master at Trinity House. Two of his sons, Lancelot and Roger, were church scholars who contributed greatly to the King James version of the English Bible that was produced in 1611. The line continued with Thomas and Richard Andrews, London merchants who helped finance the Plymouth plantation in America (being owners of the Mayflower and the ill-fated Angel Gabriel).
Another London Andrews at this time, not apparently related, was Sir Thomas Andrewes, Lord Mayor of London under Cromwell. Henry Andrewes died in the Great Plague of 1665, but he left an infant son whose descendants established themselves as local gentry at Shaw House in Berkshire.
The 19th century distribution showed the Andrews surname mainly around London and the southeast, with some Andrews west in Dorset and Devon. Andrews at Widecombe on the moors in Devon date from 1626. Another family history starts with the marriage of Thomas Andrews and Elizabeth Haskell at Horton in Dorset in 1788. Richard Andrews was a coachbuilder and prominent civic leader in Southampton in the mid 19th century.
Channel Islands. John Andrews had come to Guernsey in the 1550's as a lieutenant to the then governor of the island. He changed his name to Andros after marrying into the local gentry. These Androses held Sausmarez manor on Guernsey for the next two hundred years.
Scotland. Saint Andrew may be the patron saint of Scotland. But Andrews as a surname is not common. Anderson or McAndrew or Kendrew are preferred. Andrews was at one time a Caithness clan name, sometimes spelt Andrus. Duncan Fitz Andrew was its chief at the time they rendered homage to the English King Edward I in 1296. Later these Andrews seem to have been absorbed into the Ross clan.
Ireland. There were English Andrews who were granted the Rathenny estate in Offaly in 1667. Earlier had come Thomas and Robert Andrew, troopers from Scotland in county Down. Robert's descendants established themselves as millers in Comber. John Andrews expanded the business into linen-bleaching in the 18th century. Later came two brothers, John and Thomas:
- John was a politician who became the second Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in 1940
- while Thomas was managing director of the Harland & Wolff company in Belfast that built the Titanic. He was one of those who perished on its maiden voyage in 1912.
The Andrews name was also to be found in Dublin. Todd Andrews, born there in 1901, was an Irish nationalist who helped form Fianna Fail. His 1979 autobiography was called Dublin Made Me. Two of his sons became Irish TD's (MP's) and two of his grandsons. Eamonn Andrews, the TV presenter, was also born in Dublin, on the same street as the playwright George Bernard Shaw.
America. Robert Andrewes was the master of the Angel Gabriel which was struck by a terrible thunderstorm on its passage across in 1635. Fortunately he and his family were rescued. They eventually settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Franklin Andrews' 1890 book History of the Andrews Family has traced the subsequent Andrews line. Meanwhile William Andrews, who had come from Suffolk on the sister-vessel James in 1635, was one of the founders of the New Haven colony three years later.
James Andrews came to Old Rappahannock county, Virginia in the 1670's. His line was traced in Kittie LeBlanc's 1981 book Andrews Family.
Australia and the South Pacific. Among the Andrews who came to Australia in the first half of the 19th century were:
- John and
James Andrews who were transported from Dorset in
1828. On their release they moved to Victoria and took up land
for market gardening near Melbourne.
- Abraham and Sarah Andrews and their family from Wiltshire who
came to Australia in the 1850's and settled in Singleton, NSW.
- Robert and Elizabeth Andrews who left Dorset for Australia on the Jessore in 1853 (Elizabeth died during the pasage).
- and James Andrews who left county Derry with his three sons on
the Norwood in
1854
(they settled in Manning valley, NSW).
"The family history goes that the first
Andrews that came to Fiji in the early 1800's was named Brent
Andrews. He was a whaler on a ship that sunk off the harbor in
the Suva. Brent managed to swim ashore and decided to stay in
Fiji. He bought land after doing a favor for the King of
Cakaudrove. The favor was to steal a woman from the island of
Lau. After successfuly carrying out the favor the king gave Brent
the lands that the family presently live on."
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Bishop Lancelot Andrewes was a prominent English clergyman and scholar in Tudor times. He was one of the main translators for the King James' Bible.
Sir Edmund Andros was bailiff of Guernsey and governor of New England in the late 1600's. He it was who changed the name of New Amsterdam to New York.
Todd Andrews, the Irish nationalist, was a founding member of Fianna Fail in 1926.
The Andrews Singers were a highly successful singing group of the swing and boogie woogie eras. Their Greek immigrant father had changed his name from Andreas to Andrews.
Eamonn Andrews, born in Dublin, was a popular British TV presenter of the 1950's and 60's.
Julie Andrews is the British actress best known for her starring role in The Sound of Music in 1965.
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- 55,000 in the UK (most numerous in Hertfordshire)
- 43,000 in America (most numerous in California)
- 42,000 elsewhere (most numerous in Canada)
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