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Where did the English Cockfield family come from? What is the English Cockfield family crest and coat of arms? When did the Cockfield family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Cockfield family history?

Of all the Anglo-Saxon names to come from Britain, Cockfield is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived in the area of Cockfiel in the county of Durham.

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The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Cockfield has been spelled many different ways, including Cockfield, Cocksfield, Cofield, Coefield, Coffield and many more.

First found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cockfield research. Another 312 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1170 and 1275 are included under the topic Early Cockfield History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Cockfield Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Cockfields to arrive in North America: Ann Coffield who settled in New England in 1758 along with her husband William.

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  • Sir Francis Cockfield (b. 1916), Baron Cockfield, English politician


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The Cockfield Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Cockfield Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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