Jefcack History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEtymology of JefcackWhat does the name Jefcack mean? The origins of the name Jefcack are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the baptismal name for the son of Geoffrey. 1 Early Origins of the Jefcack familyThe surname Jefcack was first found in Worcestershire where Geoffrey Geffcoke was registered in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. A few years later, William Gefcok was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Staffordshire in 1332 and again, in Staffordshire, Emota Jeffecockes was registered there in the Subsidy Rolls for 1380. 2 Early History of the Jefcack familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jefcack research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1616 and 1713 are included under the topic Early Jefcack History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jefcack Spelling VariationsSound 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 Jefcack family name include Jefcott, Jeffcott, Jefcote, Jeffcoat, Jefcock and many more. Early Notables of the Jefcack familyMore information is included under the topic Early Jefcack Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Jefcack familyFor 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 Jefcack surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Henry Jeffcoat and his wife Rebecca and three children arrived in New York in 1820; E. Jefcott arrived in New York in 1852.
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