Hollyoake History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Hollyoake name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived beside a religious marker known as the holy oak or beside a tree known as the evergreen-oak.

Early Origins of the Hollyoake family

The surname Hollyoake was first found in Warwickshire from very ancient times, and were Lords of the manor of Morton Bagot.

Early History of the Hollyoake family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hollyoake research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1624, 1637 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Hollyoake History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hollyoake Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Hollyoake has undergone many spelling variations, including Hollyoak, Hollyoake, Holyoak, Holyoake, Holleyoak, Holleyoake, Holeyoak, Holeyoake, Holeyoke, Hollyoke, Holleyoke, Hollyhock, Hollihock, Holehock, Hollehock and many more.

Early Notables of the Hollyoake family

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Hollyoake migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Hollyoake were among those contributors:

Hollyoake Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Hollyoake, who was naturalized in Allegheny Co. Pennsylvania in 1889