Wise Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Wise Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Wise

The origin of the name Wise was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Wyse and Wize. These families arrived in England from Normandy in the eleventh century invasion led by William the Conqueror. From there the families spread to Ireland with Strongbow's twelfth century invasion. This name is thus 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 an Elias le Wyse of County Oxfordshire who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England, in the year 1273. A Stephen Dring and Patience Wyse were recorded as having been married in Canterbury in the year 1668. The branch of the family who came to Ireland acquired land in County Waterford where they remained extensive landowners for seven centuries. Other families of Wise settled into Ulster Province from Scotland and England, especially during the seventeenth century. This name means 'wise man'.