| ![Show Contents]() Duckenfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Duckenfield is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Duckenfield family once lived in or near the settlement of Dukinfield, in the parish of Stockport in Cheshire. The surname Duckenfield belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Duckenfield familyThe surname Duckenfield was first found in Cheshire at Dukinfield, a small town and today within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester. The place dates back to at least the 12th century when it was listed as Dokenfeld and literally meant "open land where ducks are found" derived from the Old English words duce + feld. 1 "This place is supposed to derive its name from the circumstance of the standard of the Danes having been captured here by the victorious Saxons; the figure of a raven or doken was impressed on the Danish flag, and the spot was named, in the Anglo-Saxon dialect, Dockenveldt, or the Field of the Raven. At the earliest period to which records extend, the township was included in the fee of Dunham-Massey: the third Hamon de Massey confirmed Dukinfield to Matthew de Bramhall, about 1190; and the family of Dukinfield appears to have held the place in fee of the Bramhalls, and to have been connected with it for a period exceeding five centuries. The widow of Sir William Dukinfield Daniel (a name assumed by the family) conveyed the estate, in marriage, to the Astleys, about 1767; and the present lord of the manor is Francis Dukinfield P. Astley, Esq." 2 Dukinfield Hall has been held by the Duckenfeld family since at least the 1600s. "Dukinfield Old Hall was originally built in the Norman era; but the gabled front and frogged pinnacles of the present edifice denote it to be a structure of the reign of Henry VIII." 2 Early History of the Duckenfield familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duckenfield research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1619, 1642, 1653, 1670, 1689, 1729, 1742 and 1950 are included under the topic Early Duckenfield History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Duckenfield 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 Duckenfield family name include Duckenfield, Dickenfield, Dukinfield, Dukenfield, Duckinfield, Dunkinfield and many more. Early Notables of the Duckenfield familyNotables of this surname at this time include: - Lieutenant Colonel Robert Duckenfield (1619-1689) from Dukinfield in Cheshire, a Parliamentarian commander during the English Civil War. He was eldest son of Robert Duckenfield of Dukinfield, Cheshire
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For 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 Duckenfield surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Duckenfield Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- J. P. Duckenfield who settled in N. Carolina in 1675 along with his brother Thomas
Duckenfield Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alfred, Arthur, James, and Thomas Duckenfield all, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1820
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Ubi amor ibi fides
Motto Translation: Where there is love, there is faith.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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Duckenfield migration to the United States 
