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![Show Contents]() Fanacourt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Fanacourt familyThe surname Fanacourt was first found in Lincolnshire where the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire. De Fanecourt was listed in the Rotuli Hundredorum of 1279. 1 They were originally from Fallancourt (Falencourt) in Seine-Inf, Neufchatel in Normandy. 2 Early History of the Fanacourt familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fanacourt research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1166, 1203, 1247, 1273, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Fanacourt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fanacourt Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Fanacourt include Fancourt, Fancor, Cancour, Fancott, Fancutt, Fancot, Fancut, Fancort, Fanecourt, Fanecor and many more. Early Notables of the Fanacourt familyMore information is included under the topic Early Fanacourt Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Fanacourt familyIn England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Fanacourts to arrive on North American shores: 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..
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
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