Clocks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Clocks

What does the name Clocks mean?

Clocks is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in a low-lying meadow. The name Clocks is derived from the Old English word cloh. It may also be derived from the Old French and Old English word cloke, which means cloak, and denotes someone who was a maker and seller of cloaks.

Early Origins of the Clocks family

The surname Clocks was first found in Surrey where they held a family seat at Winchester where Robert Cloche was recorded in the year 1210. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed.

Early History of the Clocks family

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Clocks 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 Clocks family name include Cloke, Cloak, Cloche, Cloake, Cloch, Clock and many more.

Early Notables of the Clocks family

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Migration of the Clocks family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, 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. Early immigrants bearing the Clocks surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Thomas Clocke arrived in Virginia in 1643; Matthew Clock arrived in New York in 1816 with his wife; Edmond Cloake arrived in Virginia in 1623; Frances arrived in Maryland in 1656..