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Etymology of Glasscock

What does the name Glasscock mean?

The ancestors of the name Glasscock date back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Glasscock family lived 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 Glasscock family

The surname Glasscock 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 Glasscock family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glasscock research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1730, 1787, 1793, 1812 and 1847 are included under the topic Early Glasscock History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Glasscock Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Glasscock are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Glasscock include: Glascock, Glascott, Glascote, Glascoke, Glascok, Glasscock, Glasscoke and many more.

Early Notables of the Glasscock family

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Glasscock Ranking

the United States, the name Glasscock is the 7,836th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 6

Migration of the Glasscock family to Ireland

Some of the Glasscock 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.

Glasscock migration to Australia +

Glasscock Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Alfred Glasscock, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Ramillies" in 1849 7
  • James Glasscock, aged 38, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1859 aboard the ship "Escort"

Contemporary Notables of the name Glasscock (post 1700) +

  • James Samuel Glasscock (1931-2024), American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1970 to 1991
  • Susanne Glasscock, American benefactor and philanthropist, eponym of the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University
  • J.D. Glasscock, American writer and director, known for Burning Cigarettes (2014), Blade and Blood (2014) and Shadows of the Moon (2014)
  • Sarah Glasscock (b. 1952), American writer of fiction and education works
  • Mary Miller Glasscock (1872-1925), American First Lady of West Virginia (1909-1913)
  • William Ellsworth Glasscock (1862-1925), American Republican politician, 13th Governor of West Virginia from 1909 to 1913 8
  • Kenton Lee "Kent" Glasscock (b. 1952), American Republican politician from Manhattan, Kansas, Speaker of the House of the State of Kansas from 2001 to 2003 9
  • John Wesley "Jack" Glasscock (1859-1947), American Major League Baseball shortstop who played from 1879 to 1895; he won the 1890 batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants
  • George Washington Glasscock (1810-1868), Texas settler, legislator, and businessman, eponym of Glasscock County and Georgetown, Texas
  • ... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  3. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  4. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  5. MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
  6. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  7. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) RAMILIES 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Ramillies.htm
  8. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  9. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2011, September 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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