Shattuck History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe name Shattuck is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived at Chaddock, a hamlet in the parish in Lancashire. It is from the place-name that the surname is derived. Early Origins of the Shattuck familyThe surname Shattuck was first found in Lancashire at Chaddock, an estate in the township of Tyldesley, in the parish of Leigh. "Chaddock Hall was in possession of a family of that name in the early part of the last century [(18th century)]" 1 Listings of the family in various rolls include: Daniel Chaddocke who was listed in the Preston Guild Rolls in 1682; Ann Chaddock, of West Leigh, 1607 and Peter Chaddock, of Prescot, 1613; both listed in the Wills at Chester. The same rolls also listed John Cheydock, of Cheydock. The Lancashire Inquisitions listed John Chadocke, of Chadocke, Lancashire, 1610. 1 And many years later, Thomas Chadeck was listed in Yorkshire in 1704. 2 One source claims there may be a relationship with the Chadwick surname as seen by the following entry: John Chadwikke alias Chaddokke who was listed in Nottinghamshire in 1554. 2 Yet another source disagrees: "Not to be confounded with Chadwick, as is done in the Index to the Preston Guild Rolls." 1 To add to the confusion, Chadwick is a surname frequented to Lancashire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire name. Chadwick is "a hamlet and manor, in the parish and union of Bromsgrove, Upper division of the hundred of Halfshire, Droitwich and E. divisions of the county of Worcester." 3 Early History of the Shattuck familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shattuck research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1600 and 1683 are included under the topic Early Shattuck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shattuck Spelling VariationsSound 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 Shattuck family name include Chadock, Chaddock, Chaddoch, Chadoch, Chaddocke and many more. Early Notables of the Shattuck familyAnother 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Shattuck Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shattuck RankingIn the United States, the name Shattuck is the 6,467th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 4
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, 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 Shattuck surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Shattuck Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Shattuck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Shattuck Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
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