The surname Fletchmo is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It is derived from "Flecknoe," the name of a hamlet in the parish of Wolfhampcote, Warwickshire.
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Early Origins of the Fletchmo family
The surname Fletchmo was first found in Warwickshire, where the hamlet of Flecknoe is located. It is likely that the name was first borne by landowners in this region. Saxon influence in England 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. However, many Saxon surnames survived, and the family name Fletchmo was first referenced in the year 1221, when Richard de Flecho held estates in Warwickshire.
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Early History of the Fletchmo family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fletchmo research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1221, 1600, 1640, 1645, 1647, 1648 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Fletchmo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Fletchmo 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 Fletchmo have been found, including Fleckno, Flecknoe, Flitchmoe, Fletchmo, Flicknoe and many more.
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Early Notables of the Fletchmo family
Distinguished members of the family include Richard Flecknoe (ca,1600-1678), an English poet and dramatist whose name was used by John Dryden as the stalking horse of his famous poem "Mac Flecknoe," a satire about Thomas Shadwell.
He " is said to have been an Irishman and a Roman Catholic priest. From his own account of his travels it appears that he went abroad in 1640, and spent three or four years... Another 71 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fletchmo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Fletchmo 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 Fletchmo, or a variant listed above: George Flecknoe, who was naturalized in Indiana at the end of the 19th century.
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