The origin of the name Andrews is Scottish and the Coat of Arms contains A red shield with a green saltire over which is a gold saltire. The Crest is A saracen's head. The family motto is Victrix fortuna sapientia.
We have written an 1800-word history on Andrews. A small excerpt from this Andrews family history:
Spelling variations include: Andrew, Andrews, MacAndrew, Androw, Androe, Andro and many more.
First found in Caithness. This family was strongly associated with the Clan Ross.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Ralph Andrew, son of Thomas Andrew of Carlisle, who landed in America in 1664; John Andrew, son of Sir John Andrew of Charlton, landed in 1650; William Andrew settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a ships captain who settled in 1634.
