Totty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Totty family

The surname Totty was first found in Hampshire where Edwin Totti was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of 1200. Later, Robert Totty was registered in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1327 and Thomas Totty was found in the Feet of Fines for Warwickshire 1415-1416. 1

Conjecturally, they are descended from one of the earliest records of a formal name when a grant was made by Wulfhere, King of the Mercians in 674. Included as his witnesses to the grant was Bishop Totta (Tota), (d. c. 786) Bishop of Selsey, the second most senior ecclesiastic in his kingdom. Evidence of the age of this surname is endorsed by the absolute simplicity of the Coat of Arms of the family.

The name denotes a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon Tota, Totta which are pet forms of one of the Torht- (Old English torht, glorious) names. 2

While Hampshire was the first record of the family, according to early rolls, Yorkshire proved to be a stronghold later. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included: Beatrix Totty; Willelmus Totty; Johannes Totty; and Robertus Thotte. 3

Early History of the Totty family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Totty research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1555, 1627, 1707 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Totty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Totty Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tottie, Totty, Toty, Totie, Totye, Totta, Tottye and others.

Early Notables of the Totty family

Distinguished members of the family include Elizabeth Tottie of Eccleshall; and James Tutty (or Tuttey) of Brenchley, Kent. He was one of the English Protestant martyrs, better known as one...
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Totty migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Totty Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Tho Totty, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 4
Frances Totty who settled in Maryland in 1723

Totty Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Totty, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1866
John Totty, aged 55, who landed in America, in 1892
M. E. Totty, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Chester, in 1892
Maria Totty, aged 55, who landed in America, in 1892
Ada Totty, who landed in America, in 1894
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Totty Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Francis Totty, aged 23, who settled in America from Dublin, Ireland, in 1908
Walter Totty, aged 38, who immigrated to the United States from Prestwich, England, in 1913
Francis Totty, aged 41, who immigrated to the United States from Seacombe, England, in 1918

Totty migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Totty Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

George Totty, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Agnes Muir" in 1872 5
John Totty, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Agnes Muir" in 1872 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Totty (post 1700) +

Mark Totty, American actor, known for All My Children (1970), Bones (2005) and The Fosters (2013)
Michael S Totty, American researcher at Texas A&M University Institute for Neuroscience
Evan Totty, American economist, US Census Bureau
Matt Totty, American Wall Street Analyst, Investment Banker, actor and stuntman, known for Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), The Gift (2014), Temporary Family (2014), Blackhat(2015), From Vegas to Macau 2 (2015), The Punisher (2004)and King Kong II (1996)
Charles Henry Totty (1873-1939), renowned American horticulturist who was responsible for establishing the First International Flower Show in New York City
N. Totty, British researcher at Protein Chemistry Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London
Thomas Totty (1746-1802), Welsh naval officer of the Napoleonic Wars

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html