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![Show Contents]() Flock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Flock familyThe surname Flock was first found in Yorkshire 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 13th century when held lands. Early History of the Flock familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Flock research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Flock History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Flock Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Flock include Flockton, Flogton, Flock, Flockton, Folcketon and others. Early Notables of the Flock familyDistinguished members of the family include - the Flockton family of Wakefield
Flock RankingIn the United States, the name Flock is the 16,165th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Flock migration to the United States | + |
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Flock or a variant listed above:
Flock Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johan Adolph Flock, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
Flock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Eugen Flock, who arrived in America in 1850 2
- Karl Flock, who landed in America in 1854 2
- Catharina Flock, who settled in New York in 1857
- Heinrich Flock, who arrived in New York in 1866
| Flock migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Flock Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Susan Flock, who settled in Ontario in 1871
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Flock Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- William Flock, a bricklayer, who arrived in Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) sometime between 1825 and 1832
| Contemporary Notables of the name Flock (post 1700) | + |
- Robert Herman Flock (b. 1956), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (2013-)
- Julius Timothy "Tim" Flock (1924-1998), American stock car racer, two-time NASCAR series champion
- Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock (1920-1972), American stock car racer
- Robert Newman "Bob" Flock (1918-1964), American stock car racer
- Hans Flock (b. 1940), Norwegian jurist
- Janine Flock (b. 1989), Austrian skeleton racer at the 2014 Winter Olympics, the first Austrian woman to win an overall World Cup skeleton title
- "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)
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