Copperwheat Surname History

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England

Etymology of Copperwheat

What does the name Copperwheat mean?

The ancestry of the name Copperwheat dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the village of Cowperthwaite, which was one of several local names with the ending thwaite in the district of North Lancashire. This ending was common in the counties of Cumberland and Westminster.

Early Origins of the Copperwheat family

The surname Copperwheat was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat from very ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Copperwheat family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Copperwheat research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1830 is included under the topic Early Copperwheat History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Copperwheat Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Copperwheat have been found, including Cowperthwaite, Couperthwaite, Cowperthwait, Couperthwait, Copperthwaite and many more.

Early Notables of the Copperwheat family

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Migration of the Copperwheat family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Copperwheat, or a variant listed above: the Cowperthwaites who settled in Pennsylvania.