Kirsopp Surname History

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Etymology of Kirsopp

The ancestry of the name Kirsopp dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the area that was near the kirkus, which referred to the kirk-house or the parsonage. This place-name was where the guests of weddings or christenings would go to have refreshments. Kirsopp is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.

Early Origins of the Kirsopp family

Early History of the Kirsopp family

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Kirsopp 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 Kirsopp have been found, including Kirkus, Kirkhous, Kirkhouse and others.

Early Notables of the Kirsopp family

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Migration of the Kirsopp family

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 Kirsopp, or a variant listed above: Samuel Churchouse who sailed to Virginia in 1663.