Blackeclug History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEtymology of BlackeclugWhat does the name Blackeclug mean? The history of the name Blackeclug begins in the Scottish/English Borderlands with a family of Strathclyde-Briton ancestry. It is a name for a person with dark hair. As such, the Blackeclug surname most likely evolved from a nickname from the Middle English "blakelok," in turn from the Old English blec, meaning "black," or "dark," and locc, meaning a "lock of hair." 1 Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Black Loch, location names in Lanark, Renfrew and Stirling. 2 Early Origins of the Blackeclug familyThe surname Blackeclug was first found in Wiltshire where Peter Blacloke was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 3 Dusting off more old references, we found Adam Blakelok in the Subsidy Rolls for Cumberland in 1332 and Robert Blaykelok in Yorkshire in 1431. 4 About fifty years later in Scotland, "William Blakloche, chaplain in the monastery of Dunfermlyne, appears as charter witness in 1483. " 5 The same source notes two of the same name but with very different stories: "Adam Blaiklok of the West Port of Edinburgh was hanged for perjury in 1615, and another Adam Blaiklok was constable of the parish of Kirkpatrick-Tuxta, 1617." 5 Early History of the Blackeclug familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blackeclug research. Another 176 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1332, 1400, 1597, 1598, 1637, 1638, 1684, 1721, 1791 and 1801 are included under the topic Early Blackeclug History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blackeclug Spelling VariationsThe variation in the spelling of Medieval names is a result of the lack of spelling rules in the English language prior to the last few hundred years. Before that time, scribes spelled according to sound, often varying the spelling of name within a single document. Blackeclug has appeared as Blacklock, Blakelock, Blacklocke, Blakelocke, Blaikelock, Blaiklock and many more. Early Notables of the Blackeclug familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Blackeclug Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Blackeclug familyAs the persecution of Clan families continued, they sailed for North America in increasing numbers. In most cases, they found the freedom and opportunity they sought. Land was often available and the American War of Independence allowed Scots an opportunity to solidify their independence from the English crown. These settlers and their ancestors went on to play essential roles in the forging of the nations of the United States and Canada. Among them: Thomas Blacklocke, who settled in Virginia in 1623; George Blacklock, who settled in Barbados in 1635; as well as Martha Blacklock, who settled in Maryland in 1722..
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