The roots of the name Echinflyck are found among the Strathclyde-Briton people of the ancient Scottish/English Borderlands. Echinflyck was originally found in the barony of Auchinleck in
Ayrshire or from Affleck in Angus.
Early Origins of the Echinflyck family
The surname Echinflyck was first found in
Ayrshire and
Angus where one of the first records of the name was Nicholas of Haghenlek who is mentioned in the records of 1292 is the same Nicol de Achithlege of the county of Ayr who rendered homage to
King Edward I of
England on his brief conquest of
Scotland in 1296.
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Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Early History of the Echinflyck family
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Echinflyck Spelling Variations
It is only in the last few
hundred years that rules have developed and the process of spelling according to sound has been abandoned. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different
spelling variations. Echinflyck has been spelled Affleck, Athlyk, Athinkel, Auchlek, Athlek, Achleck, Achinfleck, Afleck, Authinlek and many more.
Early Notables of the Echinflyck family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Echinflyck family to the New World and Oceana
Unwelcome in their beloved homeland, many Scots sailed for the colonies of North America. There, they found land and freedom, and even the opportunity to make a new nation in the American
War of Independence. These Scottish settlers played essential roles in the founding of the United States, and the shaping of contemporary North America. Among them: Andrew Affleck who settled in Barbados in 1678; Thomas Affleck settled in Frederick County, Maryland in 1787; George, John, and Joseph Affleck, all settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1872 and 1880.