| ![Show Contents]() Huneycutt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The history of the Huneycutt family name begins after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Somerset, at the manor of Hunecote or Hunnecota, from where they took their name. Early Origins of the Huneycutt familyThe surname Huneycutt was first found in Somerset where conjecturally they are descended from William, a Norman noble who was a subtenant of Roger de Courseulles, and was Lord of the manor of Hunecote or Hunnecota, and was recorded in the Domesday Book taken in the year 1086, and the manor is recorded as being "two nuns, as a royal grant." The township of Huncoat in Lancashire also derived its name from the ancient family. "This was a royal manor in the reign of the Confessor, who, in the great survey, is recorded to have held two carucates in 'Hunnicott.' James de Huncote, and John his son, occur in the reign of Edward I.; the Hall was occupied by this family." 1 Early History of the Huneycutt familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Huneycutt research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Huneycutt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Huneycutt Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Honycott, Hunnicott, Huncote, Honicote, Honeycott, Honeycutt, Hunnicot and many more. Early Notables of the Huneycutt familyMore information is included under the topic Early Huneycutt Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Huneycutt RankingIn the United States, the name Huneycutt is the 5,872nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Huneycutt familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Huneycutt or a variant listed above were: William Huncote settled in Virginia in 1635.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Huneycutt (post 1700) | + |
- A. I. Huneycutt, American Republican politician, Member of North Carolina State House of Representatives from Stanly County, 1921-22 3
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