Mocock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Mocock family

The surname Mocock was first found in Lancashire where Maicoc le Crouder was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1284. Later, William Maycock, Moycock was listed in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1323 and Thomas Macok and John Moycok were both found in the Subsidy Rolls for Derbyshire in 1327. 1

"This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matthew'. The variant Mocock, afterwards Mycock, seems to have been popular in East Lancashire and over the border into West Riding of Yorkshire. It still remains in Manchester and district." 2

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included: Johannes Mocok; and Dionisia Mocok.

Early History of the Mocock family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mocock research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1323, 1327, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Mocock History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mocock Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maycock, Moycock, Mycock, Meacock, Mocock, Macock and many more.

Early Notables of the Mocock family

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Migration of the Mocock family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)