Rising History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Rising family

The surname Rising was first found in Norfolk at Castle Rising, a village and civil parish that dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Risinga and was held at that time by William de Warenne and the Bishop of Bayeux. 1 Records of 1254, list the place name as Castel Risinge and probably meant "settlement of the family or followers of a man called Risa," from the Old English personal name + ingas. The later addition of "castel" which evolved to "castle" was derived from the Norman castle that was located there. 2 In 1332, Isabella of France retired to Castle Rising castle following a coup d'état by her son King Edward III. The castle is now a ruined medieval fortification and was built soon after 1138 by William d'Aubigny II.

Early History of the Rising family

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Rising Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rising, Reising, Risin, Rysing, Rysin, Rysen, Ryson and many more.

Early Notables of the Rising family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Rising of Wode Rising

Rising migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rising Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

D B Rising, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 3

Rising migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Rising Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. James Rising, (b. 1617), aged 18, British settler travelling aboard the ship "The Dorset" arriving in Barbados in September 1635 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Rising (post 1700) +

Nelson Rising (1941-2023), American businessman, chairman and CEO of Rising Realty Partners and chairman emeritus of the Real Estate Roundtable
Linda Rising, American author, lecturer, independent consultant
John Rising (1756-1815), English portrait and subject painter who had a large practice in London, and was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1785 until his death

Historic Events for the Rising family +

St. Francis Dam

Mrs. Julia Rising, (nee Thallang), American resident in Santa Clarita killed when the St. Francis Dam failed and flooded the area in 1928
Miss V. Delores Rising, American resident in Santa Clarita killed when the St. Francis Dam failed and flooded the area in 1928
Miss Elenore H. Rising, American resident in Santa Clarita killed when the St. Francis Dam failed and flooded the area in 1928
Miss Adeline M. Rising, American resident in Santa Clarita killed when the St. Francis Dam failed and flooded the area in 1928

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 29th September 2021. Retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm