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Hopcroft Early Origins

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The surname Hopcroft was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when Richard Hobcroft held estates in that county.

Hopcroft Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Hopcroft have been found, including Hobcroft, Hobraft, Hopcroft, Hopcraft, Habcroft and others.

Hopcroft Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hopcroft research. Another 267 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, and 1603 are included under the topic Early Hopcroft History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hopcroft Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hopcroft Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Hopcroft, or a variant listed above:

Hopcroft Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Hopcroft, who arrived in Virginia in 1679

Hopcroft Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Robert Hopcroft, who arrived in Maryland in 1771

Hopcroft Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Henry Hopcroft, who was on record in the census of Ontario, Canada in 1871

Hopcroft Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Hopcroft (aged 29), a carpenter, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Gomelza"

Contemporary Notables of the name Hopcroft (post 1700)

Russell H Hopcroft Ph.D., American Associate Professor at the Institute of Marine Science of the University of Alaska
Rosemary L Hopcroft Ph.D., American Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
John E Hopcroft (b. 1939), IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in Computer Science and former Dean of Engineering (1994-2001) at Cornell University

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Other References

Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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The Hopcroft Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hopcroft Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 1 November 2012 at 05:52.