Cockuntesse History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe ancient Anglo-Saxon culture once found in Britain is the soil from which the many generations of the Cockuntesse family have grown. The name Cockuntesse was given to a member of the family who was a person who held the noble title of Count. Such names were also occasionally bestowed as nicknames on those of undeservedly haughty or regal bearing. Early Origins of the Cockuntesse familyThe surname Cockuntesse was first found in Durham where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Cockuntesse familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cockuntesse research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1196, 1225, 1262, 1293, 1327, 1769 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Cockuntesse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cockuntesse 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 Cockuntesse family name include Countesse, Cunte, Conte, Counte, Contesse, Count, Comitissa and many more. Early Notables of the Cockuntesse familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cockuntesse Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Cockuntesse familyFor 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 Cockuntesse surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Barnet Counts who sailed to Philadelphia in 1732 and William Counts to Delaware in 1803.
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