Letter Coat of Arms

The Shield is: Red with a silver griffin. The Crest is: A goose sitting on a rock The motto is: "Sub Umbra Alarum Tuarum" Translation: "Under the Shadow of Your Wing"

Origin of Name

The "Letter" family name is of Boernician origin and trace their ancestors back to the 11th and 12 centuries. The name first appeared in ancient medieval records in Berwickshire, Scotland. Our Letter family originated from the county of Devonshire, England; namely Morchard Bishop. This homepage contains only one "Letter" in the early 1700's.

Morchard Bishop Morchard Bishop - Map Morchard Bishop Church - St Mary the Virgin

Bradford	Brownston	Chidley
Cobley	Conway	Delve
Densham	Edwards	Elston
Galsworthy	James	King
Kingwell	Letter	Littlejohn
Manly	Morrish	Nott
Peek	Phillip	Warren
Way	Westcott	Wreford