The surname Haythorpe was first found in Yorkshire at Hagthorpe, a settlement as listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. [1] But this settlement seems to have been lost to time.
Hacthorpe (Hackthorpe) is a township, in the parish of Lowther, West ward and union, county of Westmorland [2]
It is presumed that the family originated in Westmorland. [3] The first recording of the family was Robert de Hakethorp who was listed in the Assize Rolls for Yorkshire in 1251.
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Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Hagthorp, Hagthorpe, Haggthorpe, Haggthorp, Hackthorp, Hackthorpe, Hagthrop, Haggthrop, Haggthrup, Hackthrop, Haythorp and many more.
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was John Hagthorpe (fl. 1627), English poet, who was undoubtedly the son of Rowland Hagthorpe (d. 1593) of Nettlesworth in the parish of Chester-le-Street, Durham. "He was baptised 12 Feb. 1585 (Surtees, Durham, ii. 204). In his writings he refers to the time when he lived in Scarborough Castle, Yorkshire. He married Judith, daughter of Anthony Wye, who...
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