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Chideock Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Chideock

What does the name Chideock mean?

The name Chideock comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person who had a youthful appearance. The surname Chideock is a diminutive of the word chit, which means small child. The diminutive suffix -ock is used with this name in a similar manner to its application in the word bullock, which means young bull.

Early Origins of the Chideock family

The surname Chideock was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Chideock family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chideock research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1320 is included under the topic Early Chideock History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chideock Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Chideock has undergone many spelling variations, including Chittock, Chittick, Chittocke, Chideock, Chideoke and others.

Early Notables of the Chideock family

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Migration of the Chideock family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Chideock were among those contributors: Gavin, Gerrard, Irvine, John, and Robert, Chittick arrived in Philadelphia between 1825 and 1864.


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