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The name Ogden
is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo Saxon tribes of Britain. It
is a product of when the family lived near an oak valley, or came from
a place called Ogden, in West Yorkshire, Ogden is a local surname, which
belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. There are a variety of
types of local surnames, some of which include: topographic surnames, which
could be given to a person who lived beside any physical feature, such
as a hill, stream, church or type of tree. Habitation names formed the
other broad category of surnames that where derived from place – names.
They where derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes,
or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses,
manors, estates, regons, and entire counties. The surname Ogden originated
in Somerset, but became prominent in Lancashire, where members of the family
had been settled since the early Middle ages.
Spelling variations include: Ogden Okden, Oakden, Ogdon, Odgen and others.
First found in Lancashire where they were seated from early times and
there first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early
Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of there subjects.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were:
David Ogden settled in Delaware Bay in 1682; Randall Ogden Arived in
Barbaydos in 1634; John Ogden arrived in Conneticut in 16 35; Charles,
David, Emmanual, Henry, James, John, Samuel, Robert and William Ogden
all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.
Translation of the Motto :- And if I show I do not Boast.
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