Macock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Macock family

The surname Macock was first found in Lancashire where Maicoc le Crouder was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1284. Later, William Maycock, Moycock was listed in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1323 and Thomas Macok and John Moycok were both found in the Subsidy Rolls for Derbyshire in 1327. 1

"This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matthew'. The variant Mocock, afterwards Mycock, seems to have been popular in East Lancashire and over the border into West Riding of Yorkshire. It still remains in Manchester and district." 2

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included: Johannes Mocok; and Dionisia Mocok.

Early History of the Macock family

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Macock Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maycock, Moycock, Mycock, Meacock, Mocock, Macock and many more.

Early Notables of the Macock family

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Macock migration to the United States +

Macock Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Samuel Macock, who landed in Virginia in 1622 3

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)