Washington Name Study

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Washington Surname

The Washington surname is a locational name from the pre-7th century. The surname usually descends from the town of Washington in County Durham. There is also a vililage of the same name in West Sussex County. Both places are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.

The surname translates as " the settlement of the Wassa people". The word "wassa" itself means "hunting," suggesting the meaning, "the hunting lodge."

One of the earliest mentions of the name is Robert de Wasshington, in 1395; John Washington, in 1401; Laurence Wasshington in 1567; and Philip Washington in 1605. John Washington, whose great grandson George was the first President of the United States, emigrated during Oliver Cromwell's insurrection of 1657 in England.^[1]

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Notable Washingtons

• George Washington, President of the United States
• Col. John Washington, Magna Carta Gateway Ancestor and Great Grandfather of President George Washington
• Denzel Washington, Actor, Film Maker, (1954- )
• Booker T. Washington, Educator, Civil Rights Activist (1856-1915)
• Kerry Washington, Actress, (1977- )
• Martha Washington, First Lady (1731-1802)
• Harold Lee Washington, Mayor, U.S. Representative (1922-1987)
• Dinah Washington, Singer (1924-1963)
• Kenny Washington, Athlete (1918-1971)

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Washington Family Coat of Arms

Washington Coat of Arms

The coat of arms associated with the Washington family is a silver shield with two red bars, in chief three red mullets. The crest being out of a gold ducal coronet, a raven, wings endorsed proper.^[2]

Motto: Exitus Acta Probat (Latin); The Outcome Proves (English)

Sources

1. Source: Last name: Washington. The Internet Surname Database. URL: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Washington
2. Source: Famous People Named Washington. URL: http://www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-named-washington

1. ↑ Source: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Washington
2. ↑ Source: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Washington

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