Margaret History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Margaret family

The surname Margaret was first found in Languedoc, in the south of France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nimes and Toulouse and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Margaret family

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Margaret Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marguerite, Margeride, Margaride, Margalide, Margerit, Marguerie, Marguery, Margry, Margrette, Margeridon, Marguerin, Margeron, Margulius, Margotin, Marguet and many more.

Early Notables of the Margaret family

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Margaret Ranking

In New Zealand, the name Margaret is the 384^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,685 people with that name. 1

Margaret migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Margaret Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James Margaret, who landed in Virginia in 1655 2
Henry Margaret, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 2

Margaret Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Child 1 Margaret, British settler who arrived in New Orleans aboard the ship "Echo" on 16th April 1841
Child 2 Margaret, British settler who arrived in New Orleans aboard the ship "Echo" on 16th April 1841
Child 3 Margaret, British settler who arrived in New Orleans aboard the ship "Echo" on 16th April 1841
Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret, aged 45, British settler who arrived in New Orleans aboard the ship "Echo" on 16th April 1841
Mr. Thomas Margaret, aged 46, British farmer who arrived in New Orleans aboard the ship "Echo" on 16th April 1841
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Contemporary Notables of the name Margaret (post 1700) +

Saint Clitherow Margaret (1556-1586), religious called "The Pearl of York"
Sally Margaret Field (b. 1946), American actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter, recipient of two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for a Tony award, and two British Academy Film Awards
Alexis Margaret Herman (1947-2025), American politician, who served as the 23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor
Sarah Margaret Qualley (b. 1994), American actress, daughter of actress Andie MacDowell, known for Palo Alto (2013) and The Leftovers (2014-2017)
Celia Margaret Britton FBA (1946-2024), British scholar of French Caribbean literature and thought
Angela Margaret Scoular (1945-2011), English actress, perhaps best known for her role as Ruby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Carol Margaret McNicoll (1943-2025), English studio potter whose work was mainly decorative slipcast ware, credited with helping to transform the British ceramics scene in the late 1970s
Jan Margaret Beagle, New Zealand diplomat, Director-General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) since 2020
Winona Margaret Flett (1884-1922), Canadian prominent suffragist and social reformer in Manitoba, born in South Dumfries Township, Ontario
Janice Margaret Randles OAM (1945-2025), Australian Paralympic athlete, gold medalist in the 1984 Paralympics

Sources +

"Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)