Meacock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Meacock family

The surname Meacock 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 Meacock family

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Meacock Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Meacock family

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Migration of the Meacock family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Meacock (post 1700) +

Kevin Michael Meacock (b. 1963), English former professional footballer who played 25 matches as a forward in the Football League for Cardiff City and played for several clubs on Australia and New Zealand
William Robert "Bob" Meacock (1910-1938), English professional footballer who made 180 appearances in the Football League playing for Torquay United, Tranmere Rovers, Lincoln City and Birmingham
Lucy Meacock (b. 1959), English journalist and presenter employed by ITV Granada, one of the main female news presenters of ITV regional news programme, Granada Reports since 1988

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)