Meeks Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Meeks

Meeks

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Meeks history with Meeks Family Crest
Suggested Readings for Meeks
Surname Notables

About Family Crests

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Origins Available: Scottish-Alt, Scottish

Where did the Scottish Meeks family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Meeks family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The surname Meeks comes from the Old English word "meek," which means "humble" or "merciful." It is thought to derive from a nickname for a timid person. Nicknames form a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, and can refer directly or indirectly to one's personality, physical attributes, mannerisms, or even their habits of dress.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Meek, Meeke, Meeks, Meik, Meech, Meach, Mekie and others.

First found in Fifeshire, where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francis Meeke settled in Virginia in 1663; along with John and William; Thomas Meeke settled in Virginia in 1741; John Meech settled in Salem in 1629.

For more information on the last name Meeks, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Meeks

Descendants of Nathan Meeks and Wife, Sarah C. Jones by Sallie Stewart Harrison.
The Meek Family of Washington County, Virginia by Danny Morris Fluhart.

Some noteworthy people of the name Meeks

Gregory Weldon Meeks (b. 1953), American politician, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
Ron Meeks (b. 1954), American NFL football defensive coordinator
Aaron Joseph Meeks (b. 1986), an American actor
Dale Meeks (b. 1975), an English actor

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Meeks family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Meeks coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Meeks genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Meeks Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Meeks 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.