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![Show Contents]() Flitch Surname History
The name Flitch comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a streaked or dappled element. The surname Flitch originally derived from the Old English word Fleck. Early Origins of the Flitch familyThe surname Flitch was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Flitch familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Flitch research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1605, 1650, 1657, 1679 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Flitch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Flitch Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Flitch has undergone many spelling variations, including Fleck, Flecke, Flegg, Flack, Flacks, Flick and many more. Early Notables of the Flitch familyMore information is included under the topic Early Flitch Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Flitch family to Ireland
Some of the Flitch family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Flitch were among those contributors:
Flitch Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Flitch, aged 20, who landed in Virginia in 1684 1
Flitch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans, Flitch Sr., who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 1
- Johan Matheis Flitch, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1773 1
- 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)
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Flitch migration to the United States 
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