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![Show Contents]() Cowlebroke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
Cowlebroke is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived near a cool stream. The surname Cowlebroke is derived from the Old English words col, which means cool, and broc, which means brook. Thus, Cowlebroke is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. However, Cowlebroke may also belong to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads; in this case, the name Cowlebroke is derived from residence in or near the settlement of Colebrook in Devon. Early Origins of the Cowlebroke familyThe surname Cowlebroke was first found in Surrey 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. Early History of the Cowlebroke familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cowlebroke research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cowlebroke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cowlebroke 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 Cowlebroke family name include Colebrooke, Colbrook, Collbrook, Colebroke, Colbroke, Collbroke and many more. Early Notables of the Cowlebroke familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cowlebroke Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Cowlebroke familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, 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 Cowlebroke surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Robert Colbrook who settled in Philadelphia in 1774; Harriet Colebrooke settled in Maryland in 1775.
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