Cookeney History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Cookeney familyThe surname Cookeney was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1290 when Edmund Kokeney held estates in that shire. Early History of the Cookeney familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cookeney research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1415, 1420, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Cookeney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cookeney Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Cockney, Cookeney, Cookeney, Cokeney, Cockyn, Cokenay, Cokney and many more. Early Notables of the Cookeney familyDistinguished members of the family include
Migration of the Cookeney familySome 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..
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