The history of the Mylote family name begins after the
Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in
Buckinghamshire. The name, however, is reference to the family's place of residence prior to the
Norman Conquest of
England in 1066, Miall,
Normandy. Alternatively, the name could have been a "
metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of millet or panic grass, from the Old French word 'milium' "
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Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)Early Origins of the Mylote family
The surname Mylote was first found in various counties and shires throughout Britain as seen in the
Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Roger Millot in Nottinghamshire; and John Milot in Huntingdonshire. The
Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 lists: Willelmus Melot; Johannes Millot; Matilda Millot; and Rogerus Millotson.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6) The History and Antiquities of North
Durham, by Rev. James Raine in 1852 lists the following family in Durham: John Mylote in 1380; William Melot in 1433; and Robert Millot in 1512.
Early History of the Mylote family
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Mylote Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of
spelling variations. When the
Normans became the ruling people of
England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Millet, Millett and others.
Early Notables of the Mylote family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Mylote family to Ireland
Some of the Mylote family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Mylote family to the New World and Oceana
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in
England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Mylote or a variant listed above were: Francis Millet, who arrived in Virginia in 1623; Richard Millet, who came to Boston in 1630; Thomas Millet and his wife Maria, who settled in New
England in 1635.