Beckit is a name of
Anglo-Saxon origin. It was a name given to a person with a prominent nose. The Old English word
beke refers to the beak of a bird. More rarely, Beckit may be a
local type surname, referring to someone who lived beside a stream. The surname in this case is derived from the Northern Old English word
bekke, which means
stream and is derived from the Old Norse word
bekkr. Also, Beckit may be a
local surname referring to settlements called
Beckett in Berkshire and
Devon. The Berkshire settlement takes its name from the Old English words
beo, which
means bee, and
cot, which means
cottage or
shelter. The name of the
Devon settlement has the Old English
personal name Bicca, which is probably derived from
becca, which means
pickaxe or
mattock, as its first element.
Early Origins of the Beckit family
The surname Beckit was first found in
Norfolk and
Cheshire, where they held a
family seat from ancient times, long before the
Norman Conquest in 1066.
Early History of the Beckit family
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Beckit Spelling Variations
Before the last few
hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason,
spelling variations are commonly found in early
Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Beckit were recorded, including Becket, Beckett, Beckete, Beckette and others.
Early Notables of the Beckit family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Beckit family to Ireland
Some of the Beckit family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Beckit family to the New World and Oceana
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from
England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Beckit family emigrate to North America:
Beckit Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Ann Beckit, aged 24, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)