Killpock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Killpock

What does the name Killpock mean?

The name Killpock belongs to the early history of Britain, it's origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of their having lived in Killpeck, (Kilpeck) a parish, in the union of Dore, Upper division of the hundred of Wormelow, county of Hereford (Herefordshire.) 1 2 3

This ancient place dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was registered as Chipeete. 4 According to the Domesday Survey, Kilpeck had "3 ploughs, 2 serfs and 4 oxmen and there are 57 men with 19 ploughs." The place name is derived from the Welsh word "cil", meaning "corner, nook." 5

This is the first evidence pointing to the possible Welsh origin of the name. In Welsh, the parish is named Llanddewi Cil Pedeg as in the 9th century, the area around Kilpeck was within the Welsh kingdom of Ergyng. An Archaeological Journal on the Remains of Shobdon Old Church, Herefordshire notes that the south door of the church of Kilpeck includes "figures of men supposed to represent Welsh knights, arranged in couples and interwoven with tracery" and "other monuments on the borders of Wales" include similar figures. "The two figures at Kilpeck are armed respectively with a sword and a kind of mace." The church is thought to have been built c. 1135.

Early Origins of the Killpock family

The surname Killpock was first found in Shropshire (Salop), where one of the first records found was that of Hagh de Kilpec, Salop, Henry III-Edward I. 6

Early History of the Killpock family

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Killpock Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Killpock include Kilpack, Killpack, Kilpac, Kilpak, Killpak, Kilpeck, Killpeck, Kilpec, Killpec, Killpoch, Kilbeck, Killbeck, Kilbec and many more.

Early Notables of the Killpock family

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Migration of the Killpock family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Killpock were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Thomas Killpoch, who sailed to Virginia between 1663 and 1679.

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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)