The Keckewidge name has descended through the generations from the ancient
Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the settlement of Kekwick in the county of
Cheshire. The surname Keckewidge belongs to the large category of
Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
Early Origins of the Keckewidge family
The surname Keckewidge was first found in
Cheshire where they were Lords of the Manor of Kekewich from very ancient times. "This family, long resident in
Cornwall and Deonshire, are said to have been of
Lancashire origin. There is a township in
Cheshire called Kekwick, from which the name was probably borrowed. "
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Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Early History of the Keckewidge family
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Keckewidge Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Keckewidge has undergone many
spelling variations, including Kekewich, Kekwitch, Kekwick, Kekewitch and others.
Early Notables of the Keckewidge family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Keckewidge family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the unstable social climate in
England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Keckewidge were among those contributors: John Kekewich, who was recorded in the census of Ontario, Canada in 1871; as well as a family of the name Kekwick who landed in North America in 1890..