The ancient name of Hinksman finds its origins with the ancient
Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a groom, squire, or page. The surname Hinksman is derived from the Old English words
hengest, which means
stallion, and
mann, which means
groom or
servant. The latter word acquired its meaning of
squire or
page of honor in later times.
Early Origins of the Hinksman family
The surname Hinksman was first found in Northamptonshire near Seagrove, where they held a
family seat from very early times.
Early History of the Hinksman family
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Hinksman Spelling Variations
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore,
spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hinksman family name include Henchman, Hensman, Hinxman, Hinchman, Hincksman and many more.
Early Notables of the Hinksman family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Hinksman family to the New World and Oceana
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for
Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hinksman surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Daniel Henchman, who sailed to Boston, Massachusetts in 1635; Richard Hensman, who came to Barbados in 1664; Anne Hinxman who came to Maryland in 1677.