Wyatt Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Wyatt Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Wyatt

The origin of the name Wyatt was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Wyat, Whiatt, Whyat, Whyatt and Whyit. This name is usually of Anglo-Saxon origin and is derived from the first name 'Wiot' or Wyot', taken from old name 'Wigheard' meaning 'war-hardy' or 'brave', and is found in many ancient manuscripts in England. Examples of such are the 'Hundred Rolls of Shropshire' in which William Wyot was recorded in the year 1274. Sir Thomas Wyatt (1502-1542) was a 16th-century English ambassador and lyrical poet. He is credited with having introducing the sonnet into popular poetry. Sir Matthew Peter Cromwell Wyatt (1820-1877) was a renowned architect. Names were recorded in these ancient documents to make it easier for their overlords to collect taxes and to keep records of the population at any given time. When the overlords acquired lands by either force or gifts from their rulers, they created charters of ownership for themselves and their vassals. In Ireland this name, and its variants, are usually of immigrant origin having been introduced into Ulster Province by settlers who arrived from England and Scotland, especially during the seventeenth century.