Emm One-Name Study

Emm
One-Name Study

Topics

About the Emm One-Name Study
Variants
Historical occurrences
Distribution of the name
Contact Details

About the Emm One-Name Study

I mainly hold family history data from circa 1513 for the Emm/Emme surname and other Emm/Emms/Emme information. Most of the information is UK based.

The world's first EMMPOSIUM took place on the 27th and 28th May 2006 in Wiltshire, UK for anyone with the surname Emm, Emme or Emms - by marriage or maiden name.

It was a tremendous success. We will be holding the next one in 2008. I suggest the late May Bank Holiday again but if anyone has alternative suggestions then please e-mail me.

Variants

Emme/Emms

Historical occurrences

Sir Henry Em (Eam) was a stranger knight and an original member of the Order of the Garter founded by Edward III in 1348. It is an Emm myth that he was the Black Prince's bodyguard. However, no Emm researcher has discovered any descendants from this man.

In 1860, a cordwainer, Walter Thomas Emms, was tried in the celebrated (and infamous) Stepney Murder Case. He was acquitted but the other suspect was hanged.

For further information on these, please contact me.

Distribution of the name

The Emm/Emme surname appears to have started around the Wiltshire, (UK) area, although, since emigration and the largescale movement of people, it is now found all around the world. Emm (s) are found in the Broad Chalke area of Wiltshire from circa 1750. Before this, they were still bordering Salisbury Plain but further north in Sutton Veny and Bratton.

Contact details

For further information, contact:

Miss Adele Emm
E-mail:

This page last updated 25 February 2008.