Orme Genealogy

Most Ormes are the descendants of settlers from Norway, Sweden and Denmark who crossed the North Sea to the British Isles long ago. From the British Isles, the name has spread to many other countries throughout the world where the Orme family continues to flourish.

The original information about the Orme name was collected by Stephen Orme in the United Kingdom. It is with his kind permission, that I am displaying the information on this site.

I hope to continually add more information for visitors who are interested in the history of the Orme name. And, feel free to sign the Orme Guestbook and introduce yourself.

An Introduction to Orme Genealogy

The Origins of the Name Orme

Related Surnames

Famous Ormes

Orme Heraldry

Orme Rune Stones


 

Orme in Europe

The Great Orme, Llandudno, Wales

Orme Court

Orme House

Ormes of London - 1870

The Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus

Appleby Castle in Cumbria

The Ormulum

St. Chad's Church, Stafford

St. Gregories Minster, Kirkdale, Yorkshire

Ormsö / Vormsi, Orme's Island, Estonia

The French Connection

Ormiston, East Lothian

Ramsundberget, Södermanland, Sweden


 

Orme in Place Names

Ormesby, Norfolk, England

Ormesty, Cheshire, England

Ormside, Cumbria, England

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Urmston, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England

Ormsoe, Estonia

Ormesson, France

Ormesheim, Germany

Ormacleit, Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles), Scotland

Ormal, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

Ormsary, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Ormeskred, Sweden

Orme's Bay, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales

The Great Orme, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales

The Little Orme, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales


 

Orme in Icelandic Sagas

Sigurd, Inge, and Eystein, the Sons of Harald

Hakon Herdebreid

Hakon the Good

Magnus Erlingson

Harald Hardrade Part 1

Harald Hardrade Part 2

Halfdan the Black

Njal

Olaf Trygvason

Eirik the Red

Grettir the Strong

Snorri Sturluson's Poetic Edda