Enoch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Enoch family

The surname Enoch was first found in Hampshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1148 when Enoc was recorded with taxable assets.

Early History of the Enoch family

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Enoch Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Enoch family name include Enoch, Enock, Enoke, Enocke, Enochs, Enos and others.

Early Notables of the Enoch family

Distinguished members of the family include

Enoch of Hampshire

Enoch Ranking

In the United States, the name Enoch is the 6,921^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Enoch migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Enoch surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Enoch Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Noah Enoch, who arrived in Virginia in 1663 2

Enoch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Lewis Enoch, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1808 2
Walter T Enoch, who landed in Mississippi in 1858 2

Enoch migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Enoch Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Thomas Enoch, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Jenny Lind" in 1850 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Enoch (post 1700) +

John W. Enoch, American politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from Atchison County, 1869-70
John Enoch, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964
Donald K. Enoch, American politician, Mayor of Wichita, Kansas, 1969-70
Craig T. Enoch, American Republican politician, Justice of Texas State Supreme Court; Elected 1992, 1998
Alfred "Alfie" Enoch (b. 1988), British actor, best known for his portrayal of Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter films
Leeanne Margaret Enoch, Australian politician, Minister for Housing and Public Works of Queensland (2015), Minister for Science and Innovation of Queensland (2015)
Robert Enoch Withers (1821-1907), American physician, military officer, newspaperman, politician and diplomat
James Enoch Rector (b. 1882), American Republican politician, Member of North Carolina State House of Representatives from Madison County, 1913-14 4
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge (1818-1888), American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1857-58; Member of Vermont State Senate, 1860-62 5
Leon Enoch Browder (b. 1893), American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) JENNY LIND 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850JennyLind.gif
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html