| ![Show Contents]() Jeacocks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The origins of the name Jeacocks are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the baptismal name for the son of John. It was originally derived from the Hebrew given name Yocjanan. As the naming tradition grew in Europe baptismal names began to be introduced in many countries. Baptismal names were sometimes given in honor of Christian saints and other biblical figures. There are very few Christian countries in Europe that did not adopt surnames from these religious figures. Early Origins of the Jeacocks familyThe surname Jeacocks was first found in Suffolk, where they held a family seat from early times. Early History of the Jeacocks familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jeacocks research. Another 209 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1375, 1381, 1500, 1669, 1700, 1706 and 1786 are included under the topic Early Jeacocks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jeacocks 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 Jeacocks family name include Jeacock, Jeacocks, Jecock, Jacocke, Jacock, Jacocks, Jaycock, Jaycocke, Jaycocks, Jeacox, Jacox, Jaycox, Jacok, Jecok, Jecokes and many more. Early Notables of the Jeacocks familyMore information is included under the topic Early Jeacocks Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Jeacocks familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, 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 Jeacocks surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Thomas Jaycocks, who sailed to America in 1767. Registered among the United Empire Loyalists who fled to Canada as a result of the American Revolution was David Jacocks of Osnabruck, 1800..
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