Clapcott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Early Origins of the Clapcott family

The surname Clapcott was first found in Berkshire at Clapcote, a liberty in the parish of All-Hallows. 1 2

While two sources note this origin of the name, the stronghold of the family was in Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset.

Early History of the Clapcott family

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Clapcott Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Clapcott, Clappcott, Clepcott, Cleacott, Clepcot, Clapcote and many more.

Early Notables of the Clapcott family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Clapcott family of Dorset who have extensive table tombs in the All Saints' Church, a Church of England parish church in Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset, England. It was here in Dorset that Henry Clapco...
William Clapcott , High Sheriff of Dorset in 1734 was Governor of Portland Castle (1728-1741.)

Clapcott migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Clapcott Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Sylie Clapcott, aged 28, originally from London, who arrived in New York in 1904 aboard the ship "Cedric" from Liverpool, England 3

Clapcott migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Clapcott Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Clapcott, English convict who was convicted in Dorset, England for life, transported aboard the "Atlas" on 27th April 1833, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Clapcott (post 1700) +

Frederick Charles Clapcott (b. 1941), New Zealand settler in Fiji who served in the Legislative Council between 1917 and 1923, and represented Fiji at the 1938 British Empire Games
Henry Clapcott (1830-1897), New Zealand Treasurer of the Otago Province in the late 1800s, born in Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset, England
Joanne E Clapcott, New Zealand scientist and researcher at the Cawthron Institute
CB Clapcott, Scottish gold historian, active in the 1930s

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th July 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/atlas