Pomeroy is a Norman family name and originally is supposed to mean 'dweller in an apple orchid' or something similar. The name is presumed to have derived from Rudolf Pomme de la Rue who is mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1085, a census of landholders ordered by William the Conqueror. After that there is a bit of a gap in my knowledge until the 16th C when the castle at Berry Pomeroy near Totnes in Devon was sold to another family whose name I can't remember. A coat of arms at existing at this time had a rampant red lion on a gold field holding a natural coloured apple between its paws. There is a village called Stockleigh Pomeroy about 45km N of the castle and the town of Pomeroy in County Armagh, Ireland, previously mentioned in this thread.

I had at one time an e-mail address for a Pomeroy in the UK who was trying to organise a family reunion a few years ago. Presumably someone in this group would have more history if anyone is interested. Give me a yell and I will try to find it again.

Alan Pomeroy