Hitchmough History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Hitchmough

The Hitchmough surname finds its earliest origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name is derived from the Highmore family who lived in Cumberland in Armathwaite. The surname Hitchmough originally derived from this family who later branched to Liverpool. In Old English, patronyms were formed by adding a variety of suffixes to personal names, which changed over time and from place to place. For example, after the Norman Conquest, sunu and sune, which meant son, were the most common patronymic suffixes. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the most common patronymic names included the word filius, which meant son. By the 14th century, the suffix son had replaced these earlier versions. Surnames that were formed with filius or son were more common in the north of England and it was here that the number of individuals without surnames was greatest at this time.

Early Origins of the Hitchmough family

Early History of the Hitchmough family

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Hitchmough 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 Hitchmough 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 Hitchmough include: Hitchmough, Hichmough, Hitchmow, Hichmow, Hickmough, Hickmow, Hitchmoe, Hickmott, Hitchmo, Hickmoe, Hytchmough, Hytchmoe, Hytchmow and many more.

Early Notables of the Hitchmough family

• Thomas Hitchmough of Liverpool