The Atlantic Ocean to the north and west and the English Channel to the south borders Cornwall, the homeland to the Tregarake family name. Even though the usage of surnames was common during the Middle Ages, all English people were known only by a single name in early times. The manner in which hereditary surnames arose is interesting. Local surnames are derived from where the original bearer lived, was born, or held land. The Tregarake family originally lived in the county of Cornwall a the manor of Tregarrick.
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Early Origins of the Tregarake family
The surname Tregarake was first found in Cornwall where they were anciently Lords of the Manor of Tregarrick in the parish of Roche in that shire.
"Tregarrick [in the parish of St. Keverne], which was formerly deemed a manor, belonged at a very early period to a family of the same name. On the extinction of the male branches, this property passed in marriage to Trenowth, a co-heiress of which family married Boscawen, and brought with her this estate." 1
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Early History of the Tregarake family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tregarake research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1334 and 1620 are included under the topic Early Tregarake History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Tregarake Spelling Variations
Cornish surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. Lastly, spelling variations often resulted from the linguistic differences between the people of Cornwall and the rest of England. The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777, although it has been revived by Cornish patriots in the modern era. The name has been spelled Tregarrik, Tregarrick, Tregarrock, Tregarick and many more.
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Early Notables of the Tregarake family
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Migration of the Tregarake family
Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Tregarake or a variant listed above: William Tregarock who landed in North America in 1705.
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