Mottershead
Mottershead is an English habitation name which has its common root in the township of Mottram St. Andrew in Cheshire, England where it was first recorded in the 13th century as Mottresheved, from the gen. case of the OE byname Mōtere 'Speaker' + ME heved head (land), hill. The motto of the family is the Latin "Pro Amore Patriae" ("For the love of the homelands")
There are references to the place name "Mottresheved" in the Domesday Book. The name also may denote a building where village assemblies were held.
Name bearers
People
- George Mottershead (1894–1978), founder of Chester Zoo
- Joseph Mottershead (1688–1771), English dissenting minister.
- Thomas Mottershead (1892–1917), recipient of the Victoria Cross
Other links
- Mottram St. Andrew
External links
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