Hancker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The name Hancker originated with the Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled Britain. It is derived from the baptismal name for the son of John.

Early Origins of the Hancker family

The surname Hancker was first found in Oxfordshire, where they were Lords of the Manor in that county from the most ancient times. The family originally settled in England after the Norman Conquest and at that time was registered in the rolls as De Hanacre.

Early History of the Hancker family

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Hancker Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Hancker has appeared include Hanker, Hancker, Hanekere, Hanekare, De Hanacre and others.

Early Notables of the Hancker family

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Hancker migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Hancker arrived in North America very early:

Hancker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Isack Hancker, aged 18, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1740 1
Christopher Hancker, who sailed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1752
Christoph Hancker, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 1
John Hancker, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)