Show ContentsEnticknaps History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The ancestry of the name Enticknaps dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the area referred to as Enticknap Copse, which was in the county of Surrey.

Early Origins of the Enticknaps family

The surname Enticknaps was first found in Surrey, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Enticknaps family

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Enticknaps Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Enticknaps have been found, including Enticknap, Enticknapp, Entictnap, Enticdnap, Enticknaps, Enteknap, Anticknap, Anteknap, Anteknappe, Anekecnappe, Entick and many more.

Early Notables of the Enticknaps family

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Migration of the Enticknaps family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Enticknaps, or a variant listed above: A. D Enticknap, who was on record in the census of Ontario, Canada in 1871; as well as Thomas Enticknap and George Enticknap, who came to Canada under the ".



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