Trescott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Trescott surname is a habitation name created from a place so named in the parish of St. Stephens, Cornwall. It comes from the Cornish words "dres," or "beyond" and "cuit," or "wood."

Early Origins of the Trescott family

The surname Trescott was first found in Staffordshire where they were Lords of the manor of Trescott from very ancient times. They were tenants recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and their estates from the King by the Canons of Wolverhampton.

Early History of the Trescott family

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Trescott Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Truscott, Trescott, Truscoat, Truscotte and others.

Early Notables of the Trescott family

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Trescott migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trescott Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Trescott, who arrived in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1643 1

Trescott migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trescott Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Savage Trescott, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)