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Early Origins of the Wich family

The surname Wich was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1084 when Alueredus Wica held estates in that county.

Early History of the Wich family

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Wich Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wyche, Wich, Wych, Wyke, Wike, Wiche, Whyche and others.

Early Notables of the Wich family

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Wich migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wich Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Joseph Wich, who arrived in Arkansas in 1903 1


  1. 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)


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