| ![Show Contents]() Glascott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of GlascottWhat does the name Glascott mean? The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Glascott come from when the family resided in the township of Glascott, in the parish of Tamworth in the county of Warwickshire. 1 2 Alternatively, the name could have originated in Glascote, Staffordshire where the first record found as in the 12th century as Glascote. The place name literally means "hut where glass is made." 3 Early Origins of the Glascott familyThe surname Glascott was first found in Staffordshire where Walter de Glascote was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1332. 1 The Glascocks of High Estre, co. Essex, traced their pedigree to temp. Edward III. The Irish family of Glasscott claim extraction from the Glascocks of High Estre, Essex." 4 "Glasscock, which was numerous in Co. Kildare [Ireland] in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. " 5 Early History of the Glascott familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glascott research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1730, 1787, 1793, 1812 and 1847 are included under the topic Early Glascott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Glascott Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Glascott has been recorded under many different variations, including Glascock, Glascott, Glascote, Glascoke, Glascok, Glasscock, Glasscoke and many more. Early Notables of the Glascott familyAnother 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Glascott Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Glascott family to IrelandSome of the Glascott family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Glascott or a variant listed above:
Glascott Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Glascott, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1851
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
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