Mycock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Mycock family

The surname Mycock 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 Mycock family

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Mycock Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Mycock family

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Migration of the Mycock 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 Mycock (post 1700) +

Solomon Mycock, English owner of the Cheshire Cheese Hotel in the early 19th century who was instrumental in rebuilding Solomon's Temple, also known as Grinlow Tower, a Victorian folly on the summit of Grin Low hill, near the spa town of Buxton, Derbyshire
Thomas "Tommy" Mycock (1923-1988), English footballer who played 102 matches as a wing half in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Bradford City, Southport and Aldershot (1946-1955)
Joe Mycock (1916-2004), English rugby union player who once captained the England national team
David Mycock (1921-1990), English footballer, born in Sunderland who played 169 matches for Halifax Town (1946-1952)

Historic Events for the Mycock family +

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Francis John "Frank" Mycock (1913-1943), Australian Staff Sergeant who died aboard the ship "Centaur" an Australian hospital ship when torpedoed on 14th May 1943

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)