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Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
personal epithet
Epithet
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“Stóri”, a derivative of “Storr” which means “large” or “big”. Even though it has been established that the root of the name is “Storr”, R.E.K. Rigbeye, in his book The Storey’s of Old claims that the suffix “ey[e]”, in the variant of Storey, is equivalent to the Icelandic
Icelandic language
Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...
“ig” and signifies “water”. According to him, “Storr” also denotes large in the sense of vast and rough. Rigbeye’s assumption therefore, is that “Storey” means "dweller by large and rough water". This may be explained by the Norse affility to sea exploration, or the fact that the first Storys settled near the Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
, and so the name might refer to the habitation which they chose. The earliest Norse settlement of which the first Storys would have been a part, took place in the 9th century north of Carlisle near the Solway Firth
Solway Firth
The Solway Firth is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. It stretches from St Bees Head, just south of Whitehaven in Cumbria, to the Mull of Galloway, on the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The Isle of Man is also very...
. This area then known as Strathclyde
Strathclyde
right|thumb|the former Strathclyde regionStrathclyde was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994...
, was situated in the northwestern part of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, along the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
border. The earliest Storys would have settled on the English side of the border, most likely in the plains along the river Eden
River Eden, Cumbria
The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England on its way to the Solway Firth.-Course of river:The Eden rises in Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang, on the high ground between High Seat, Yorkshire Dales and Hugh Seat. Here it forms the boundary between the counties of Cumbria and North...
. The English or Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...
population, among whom the Norse settled, spoke a similar language but pronounced many words in a different way. So, “Storr” among the Norse would have been enunciated as “Styr” in English.
One of the earliest mentions of the name is “Styr (Saxon for Stor) who gave the manor of Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
with other places to the Abbot
Abbot
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of Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the north-east coast of England. It is also known as Holy Island and constitutes a civil parish in Northumberland...
in the year 999 A.D.” (Symeonis Dunelmensis, vol I, pp. 150–154.) The forenames Stori and Estori (without surname) are recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1066 (Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
), a survey of England conducted for William the Conqueror. Those who bore such names were of Norse blood. (The Scandinavian "Stor", "Stori" and "Storius" occur prior to Domesday Survey.) Afterwards, the name can be traced down in the Northern English counties, particularly Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. The surname Story is first found in the 1248 Feet of Fines
Feet of Fines
A Foot of fine is the archival copy of the agreement between two parties in a medieval English lawsuit over land. In the reign of Henry II of England, the royal justices first began the practice of registering the settlement of disagreements over land by having both parties bring a suit before the...
or Fine Court Rolls of Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, and shows to be that of a certain Alexander (Essex Arch. Soc. 4 Vols, 1899 - 1964). A “Reginaldus filius [son of] Story” is mentioned in the Assize Court Rolls of Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
(1219) (York Arch. Soc. 44, 100, 1911, 1939; Seldon Soc. 56, 1937). The surname from this source is first recorded circa 1250. Other spellings of the name are Stori (William, 1281), with Storre and Staury, the 1379 Poll Tax Returns Records of Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. More examples of various spellings include: Alan le Storeys 1272, Ricus Stury or Storey 1350, Johannes Storey, Rector of Richmondshire
Richmondshire
Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. It covers a large northern area of the Yorkshire Dales including Swaledale and Arkengarthdale, Wensleydale and Coverdale, with the prominent Scots' Dyke and Scotch Corner along the centre. Teesdale lies to the north...
1429, Dr Edward Storey or Story 1464, John Story 1476, Nicholas Storie of Liddesdale
Liddesdale
Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water, in the County of Roxburgh, southern Scotland, extends in a south-westerly direction from the vicinity of Peel Fell to the River Esk, a distance of...
1590, Thomas Story of Wall
Wall, Northumberland
Wall is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the north of Hexham close by the River North Tyne and Hadrian's Wall. The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby.- Governance : is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
1666.
During the reign of Edward I (1272 to 1307), the kingdoms of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
went to war, and for the next 300 years, the Storys found themselves entangled in the Border wars between the two kingdoms. A coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
was bestowed on the family by (or during the reign of) Richard II of England
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
(reigned 1377-1399). It shows a shield with a blazon
Blazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
of argent
Argent
In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it...
(silver) thereupon a lion rampant double queued (two-tailed) purple charged on its shoulder with a so-called “cross pattée
Cross pattée
A cross pattée is a type of cross which has arms narrow at the centre, and broader at the perimeter. An early English example from the start of the age of heraldry proper A cross pattée (or "cross patty", known also as "cross formée/formy") is a type of cross which has arms narrow at the...
” in argent (silver), the crest consisting of the face of a leopard
Leopard
The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
out of a ducal
Duke
A duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...
crown (coronet
Coronet
A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring. Unlike a crown, a coronet never has arches.The word stems from the Old French coronete, a diminutive of coronne , itself from the Latin corona .Traditionally, such headgear is – as indicated by the German equivalent...
). A bloody feud
Feud
A feud , referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight between parties—often groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one party perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted or wronged by another...
between the Stor(e)ys and Grahams
Clan Graham
Clan Graham is a Scottish clan who had territories in both the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands.-Origins:Legend has it that the first Graham was one Gramus who forced a breach in the Roman Antonine wall known as Graeme's Dyke in 420 A.D...
in the 16th century, forced many family members to migrate eastward from the region surrounding the City of Carlisle
City of Carlisle
The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages...
, to Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
in the east.
The name may refer to many people:
- Alfred Thomas StoryAlfred Thomas StoryAlfred Thomas Story was an English journalist, poet and author of numerous books. He was born in North Cave, in the county of York, the fourth child in the large family of James Story. His family was an old Durham branch of the Northumbrian Story family. His father, a property-owner and keen...
(1842–1934), English journalist, poet and author of numerous books - Bonnie StoryBonnie StoryBonnie Story is an American Emmy Award-winning choreographer for her work in the 2006 television movie High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3...
, American Emmy Award-winning choreographer - Carl StoryCarl StoryCarl Story was an influential bluegrass musician and leader of his band the "Rambling Mountaineers". He was dubbed "The Father of Bluegrass Gospel Music" by the governor of Oklahoma.-Biography:...
(1916–1995), influential bluegrass musician and leader of the "Rambling Mountaineers" - Christopher StoryChristopher StoryChristopher Edward Harle Story FRSA was a British writer, publisher and government adviser specialising in intelligence and economic affairs, who is best known for his collaboration with KGB defector Anatoliy Golitsyn on the 1995 book The Perestroika Deception.Christopher Story, the son of Colonel...
(1938–2010), a British writer, publisher and government adviser - Edward StoryEdward StoryEdward Story was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle, 1468–1477, and Bishop of Chichester, 1477–1503....
(15th-century–1503), English Bishop - George Warter StoryGeorge Warter StoryGeorge Warter Story was an English clergyman, known for his history of the Williamite War in Ireland, of which he was an eye witness.-Life:...
(1664–1721), English clergyman - Henri StoryHenri StoryHenri Albert Oscar Lucien Marie Ghislain Story was a Belgian businessman and liberal politician in Ghent. He was born on 27 November 1897 in a prominent liberal family of textile business people. The Story family was connected with other families such as, Mechelynck and Rosseel...
(1897–1944), Belgian businessman and liberal politician in Ghent - Jack Trevor StoryJack Trevor StoryJack Trevor Story was a British novelist, publishing prolifically from the 1940s to the 1970s. His best-known work is the story for Alfred Hitchcock's comedy The Trouble With Harry, the Albert Argyle trilogy , and his Horace Spurgeon novels Jack Trevor Story (30 March 1917 - 5 December 1991) was a...
(1917–1991), British novelist - Jamie Story
- John StoryJohn StoryBlessed John Story , English Roman Catholic martyr, was born the son of Nicholas Story of Salisbury and educated at Hinxsey Hall, University of Oxford, where he became lecturer on civil law in 1535, being made later principal of Broadgates Hall, afterwards Pembroke College.He appears to have...
(1504–1571), English martyr - John Douglas StoryJohn Douglas StoryJohn Douglas Story .Also known as J. D. Story, he migrated to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with his parents, as a child, and attended Brisbane Grammar School and Brisbane Technical College.Story was a prominent Queensland public servant who entered the Queensland Public Service and was...
(1869–1966), Australian public servant - Joseph StoryJoseph StoryJoseph Story was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1811 to 1845. He is most remembered today for his opinions in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee and The Amistad, along with his magisterial Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, first...
(1779–1845), American jurist - Karl StoryKarl StoryKarl Story is an American comic book artist specializing in inking. He is one of the original members of Atlanta's Gaijin Studios.Over a career of almost two decades, he has worked on books such as Nightwing, Batman, Star Trek: Debt of Honor, Aliens versus Predator, X-Men, Wildstorm Summer Special,...
(born 1967), American comic book artist - Laura StoryLaura StoryLaura Story is an American Contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter from Spartanburg, South Carolina.Her single off the album "Blessings" became her first to reach No...
, singer-songwriter from Spartanburg, South Carolina - Liz StoryLiz StoryLiz Story is an American pianist. She was born in San Diego, California. She attended the Juilliard School, studied under Sanford Gold and received additional education in Germany. In the 1980s she emerged as a prominent figure in new age music and recording artist at Windham Hill Records...
(born 1956), American pianist - Luther H. StoryLuther H. StoryLuther H. Story was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 1, 1950.-Medal of Honor citation:...
(1931–1950), soldier and Medal of Honor recipient in the United States Army during the Korean War - Marguerite StoryMarguerite StoryMarguerite Henry Story was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cook Islands from 1965 to 1979. Story was the first woman elected to the Cook Islands Parliament and was also the first woman in the Commonwealth to become speaker of a national parliament.Marguerite Henry was born in...
(1922–2009), Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cook Islands from 1965 to 1979 - Nat StoryNat StoryNathaniel Edward Story was an American jazz trombonist.Story played on riverboats on the Mississippi with Fate Marable and Floyd Campbell in the 1920s, and played with the Jones and Collins Astoria Hot Eight in 1928...
(1904–1968), American jazz trombonist - Nelson StoryNelson StoryNelson Story, Sr. was a pioneer Montana entrepreneur, cattle rancher, miner and vigilante, who was a notable resident of Bozeman, Montana. He was best-known for his 1866 cattle drive from Texas with approximately 1000 head of Texas Longhorns to Montana along the Bozeman Trail—the first major...
(1838–1926), pioneer Montana entrepreneur, cattle rancher, miner and vigilante - Owen StoryOwen StoryOwen Story is an English professional footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Southern League Premier Division side Brackley Town....
(born 1987), English professional footballer - Ralph StoryRalph StoryRalph Story, originally Ralph Bernard Snyder was an American television and radio personality. He was best remembered as the host of The $64,000 Challenge, a spin off of the game show The $64,000 Question, from 1956 until 1958.-Biography:Story was born Ralph Bernard Snyder in Kalamazoo, Michigan...
(1920–2006), American radio and television personality - Richard W. StoryRichard W. StoryRichard W. Story is a United States federal judge.Born in Augusta, Georgia, Story received a B.A. from LaGrange College in 1975 and a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1978. He was in private practice in Gainesville, Georgia from 1978 to 1986. He was a Part-time special...
(born 1953), United States federal judge - Rick StoryRick StoryRick Story is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a welterweight. He holds notable victories over Thiago Alves, Johny Hendricks and Jake Ellenberger.-Background:...
(born 1984), American mixed martial artist - Riz StoryRiz StoryRiz Story is an American musician, composer, and film director.Riz Story was born in California in 1976. In his early teens he began to study symphonic orchestration with celebrated composer Dr. Langley, and at age 15 composed his first full-scale symphony...
(born 1971), American composer - Robert StoryRobert StoryRobert "Bob" Story is a Republican Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 30 since 2002. Story is serving as the President of the Montana Senate.- References :...
(born 1952), Republican Party member of the Montana Senate - Robert Herbert StoryRobert Herbert StoryRobert Herbert Story was a Scottish divine and Principal of the University of Glasgow.-Biography:Story was born on the 28th January 1835 at Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, and educated at the universities of Edinburgh, St Andrews and Heidelberg. In 1859, he was assistant minister at St...
(1835–1907), Scottish Divine and Principal of the University of Glasgow - Samuel StorySamuel StorySamuel Story was a vice-admiral of the navy of the Batavian Republic. He commanded the squadron that surrendered without a fight to the Royal Navy at the Vlieter Incident in 1799.-Early life:...
(1752–1811), Dutch naval commander - Story LandisStory LandisStory Landis is an American neurobiologist and director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. She has been director of the institute since September 1, 2003....
, American neurobiologist and director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Thomas StoryThomas StoryThomas Story was an English Quaker convert and friend of William Penn, whose writings were very influential to Quakers. In 1698, he visited colonial America, lectured to Quakers there, and held positions in the Pennsylvania colony.-Early life:...
(1670–1742), English Quaker convert and friend of William Penn - Thomas Waldo StoryThomas Waldo StoryThomas Waldo Story was an English/American sculptor, art critic, poet and literary editor. He was born in Rome in 1855 to William Wetmore Story. He was raised and educated in England. In 1883 Thomas Waldo Story married Ada Maud Broadwood the eldest child of Thomas Capel Broadwood and Mary...
(1855–1915), English/American sculptor - Tim Story (film director)Tim Story (film director)Timothy Kevin Story is an African-American film director. Born in Los Angeles, California, he attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles with jazz pianist Eric Reed and actresses Regina King and Nia Long. He was senior class president at Westchester High. He graduated from the University of...
- Vernon StoryVernon Story-Biography:Vernon Ford Story, Jazz tenor saxophonist, was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, USA on November 16, 1922. He was encouraged to take up the clarinet as a child by his uncle, Clarence Todd, a professional composer...
(1922–2007), American jazz tenor saxophonist - Walter Scott StoryWalter Scott StoryWalter Scott Story was an author of children's books and over 140 pulp magazine stories and novelettes.He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Franklin Story, a printer from Lyndon, Vermont and Rebecca Jennie Turner of St. Joseph, Michigan...
(1879–1955), American author - William Wetmore StoryWilliam Wetmore StoryWilliam Wetmore Story was an American sculptor, art critic, poet and editor.-Biography:William Wetmore Story was the son of jurist Joseph Story and Sarah Waldo Story...
(1819–1895), American sculptor, son of Joseph Story (above)
See also
- Story (disambiguation)
- Storey (surname)Storey (surname)Storey is a surname, and may refer to* Awvee Storey* Barron Storey* Bobby Storey* David Storey* Elsdon Storey* Edward Farris Storey* Gerry Storey* Ian Storey-Moore* John Storey* Marcus Storey* Mark Storey* Mike Storey* Moorfield Storey...
- Richie StoryRichie Story-Synopsis:Of a group of sisters , one falls in love with Richie Story and rejects an earl for him...
, ballad - William Wetmore Story and His FriendsWilliam Wetmore Story and His FriendsWilliam Wetmore Story and His Friends is a biography of sculptor William Wetmore Story by Henry James, published in 1903. James concentrated on the "friends" of the title, who included Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, James Russell Lowell, and other figures more prominent than Story...
, biography written by Henry James