Cockshoot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Cockshoot

What does the name Cockshoot mean?

The present generation of the Cockshoot family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in Cockshut a small chapelry in the county of Salop. The distinguished name Cockshoot is derived from the Old English word of Coccscyute, when translated means the place where they stretched the nets to catch a small game bird called a woodcock.

Early Origins of the Cockshoot family

The surname Cockshoot was first found in Sussex, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Cockshoot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cockshoot research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1312, 1327, 1562, 1628 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Cockshoot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cockshoot Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Cockshoot include Cockshut, Cockshot, Cockshoot, Cokshute, Cokshote, Cocshete, Cocke Shoute, Cockshutt, Cockshute, Cokschote and many more.

Early Notables of the Cockshoot family

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Migration of the Cockshoot family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Cockshoot were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Humphrey Cockshut who arrived in Barbados in 1663.