Jordan Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Jordan Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Jordan

The origin of the name Jordan was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Jordan is a baptismal name meaning 'the son of Jordan', a very old personal name, originally meaning 'descender'. Variants include Jordanson, Jordison, Jordeson, Jorden, Jordon, Jurden and Jurdon. This name is of Anglo-Norman descent spreading to Ireland , Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts in these countries. Examples of such are a Roger Jurdan, of Cambridge, who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England , in the year 1273. A 'Jordan the Fleming' was Chancellor to David I, Scotland , in the year 1142-1143. In Ireland the name was adopted by a Norman family who held territory in Connaught after the invasion of 1172. The sept became known as the 'Wild Irish ', and one of them who was killed in 1422, was described as 'the strongest hand and the bravest heart of all of his time'. The Barony of Gallen was known as MacJordan's territory.