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Jacklin is a name whose history on English soil dates back to the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of England of 1066. The Jacklin family lived in Cambridgeshire. This is a habitation name. These names form one of the broadest categories of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties
The surname Jacklin was first found in Cambridgeshire, where they held a family seat from very early times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jacklin research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1379, 1749 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Jacklin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Jackling, Jacklin, Jacklings, Jacqueline, Jacoline and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Jacklin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Jacklin or a variant listed above: