Ingels name means the son of Ingle or Eagle

Ingels

The surname of INGELS was a baptismal name ‘the son of Ingle or Engle’. The earliest of the name on record appears to be INGOLD (without surname) who was listed as a tenant in the Domesday Book of 1086. Most of the European surnames were formed in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The process had started somewhat earlier and had continued in some places into the 19th century, but the norm is that in the tenth and eleventh centuries people did not have surnames, whereas by the fifteenth century most of the population had acquired a second name. Other records of the name mention Emma Ingel, 1273, County Huntingdonshire. Willelmus Ingill of Yorkshire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Baptised. Margaret, daughter of William Ingoll, St. Peter, Cornhill, London in the year 1656. Originally the coat of arms identified the
wearer, either in battle or in tournaments. Completely covered in body and facial armour the knight could be spotted and known by the insignia painted on his shield, and embroidered on his surcoat, the draped garment which enveloped him.Between the 11th and 15th centuries it became customary for surnames to be assumed in Europe, but were not commonplace in England or Scotland before the Norman Conquest of 1066. They are to be found in the Domesday Book of
1086. Those of gentler blood assumed surnames at this time, but it was not until the reign of Edward II (1307-1327) that second names became general practice for all people. The rise of surnames, according to the accepted theory, was due to the Norman Conquest of 1066 when Old English personal-names were rapidly superseded by the new christian names introduced by the Normans. Of these, only a few were really popular and in the 12th century this scarcity of christian names led to the increasing use of surnames to distinguish the numerous individuals of the same name. Some Normans had hereditary surnames before they came to England, but there is evidence that surnames would have developed in England even had there been no Norman Conquest. The development of the feudal system made it essential that the king should know exactly what service each person owed. Payments to and by the exchequer required that debtors and creditors should be particularized, and it became official that each individual acquired exact identification.

ARMS – Argent two chevronels sable on a chief of the second a lion passant of the first
CREST – A hand erect issuing out of a cloud holding a sword blade waved proper
No motto recorded

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Griswold name means a Keeper of pigs

Griswold

Variant name of ; Griswald, Griswalda, Griswalde

The surname of GRISWOLD was derived from the Old Norman ‘griss’ an occupational name meaning ‘a keeper of pigs’. The small villages of Europe, or Royal and Noble households, even large religious dwellings and monasteries, gave rise to many family names, which reflected the occupation or profession of the original bearer of the name. The name spelt ‘gris’ is also derived from a French spelling meaning “grey” or “grey-haired”.The name is also spelt GRISS, GRISTOLD, GRISSWOLD and GRISWOLT. Originally the coat of arms identified the wearer, either in battle or in tournaments. Completely covered in body and facial armour the knight could be spotted and known by the insignia painted on his shield, and embroidered on his surcoat, the draped garment which enveloped him. Early records of the name mention Eustace Gris, 1176
County Kent. Nicholas le Gris, was bailiff of Norwich in the year 1259. Robert le Gris, 1198 Norfolk. Johannes Gryse was listed in the Yorkshire Poll tax of 1379. During the Middle Ages, when people were unable to read or write signs were needed for all visual identification. For several centuries
city streets in Britain were filled with signs of all kinds, public houses, tradesmen and even private householders found them necessary. This was an age when there were no numbered houses, and an address was a descriptive phrase that made use of a convenient landmark. At this time, coat of arms came into being, for the practical reason that men went into battle heavily armed and were difficult to recognise. It became the custom for them to adorn their helmets with distinctive crests, and to paint their shields with animals and the like. Coats of arms accompanied the development
of surnames, becoming hereditary in the same way. Other records include Leticia Grise of
Yorkshire, who was recorded in the year 1317 and Thomas Grys of Sussex appears in the year
1327. Walter Griss was recorded in County Lancashire in 1337. In many parts of central and western Europe, hereditary surnames began to become fixed at around the 12th century, and have developed and changed slowly over the years. As society became more complex, and such
matters as the management of tenure, and in particular the collection of taxes were delegated to special functionaries, it became imperative to distinguish a more complex system of nomenclature to differentiate one individual from another.

ARMS – Quarterly, gules, and azure, on a bend argent three boars passant sable armed or
CREST – A boar passant sable ducally gorged or
MOTTO – Nil Desperandum – Never Despair

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