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Etymology of Chitick

What does the name Chitick mean?

The history of the name Chitick goes back those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain. Such a name was given to a person who had a youthful appearance. The surname Chitick 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 Chitick family

The surname Chitick 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 Chitick family

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

Chitick Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Chitick family name include Chittock, Chittick, Chittocke, Chideock, Chideoke and others.

Early Notables of the Chitick family

More information is included under the topic Early Chitick Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Chitick family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Chitick or a variant listed above: Gavin, Gerrard, Irvine, John, and Robert, Chittick arrived in Philadelphia between 1825 and 1864.


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