Families of Lincolnshire
Witham and Welland — the Fens' edge, Boston of the Pilgrim Fathers, and the wide flat agricultural surnames of the eastern shore.
Families seated in Lincolnshire
- WardThe watchman.
- ThatcherThe roof thatcher's craft — straw and laths long before politics borrowed the name.
- NewtonThe new farm — half of England is a Newton.
- ColemanColumban saint-name or Nicholas' man.
- SpencerThe steward — from pantry to peerage.
- PalmerThe palm-bearer — pilgrimage turned patronymic.
- HaynesHainaut or hedged field — context splits.
Historic ties to Lincolnshire
Families with historic but not core ground here.