Pocklington History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Pocklington

What does the name Pocklington mean?

The Anglo-Saxon name Pocklington comes from when the family resided in Pocklington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The place-name Pocklington is derived from the Old English personal name Pocela and the Old English word tun, which means farm or settlement. The place-name as a whole means "farm of a man called Pocela." Pocklington was in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the Middle Ages; since the English Government reorganized the county system in 1974, it has been in Humberside. Pocklington was recorded as Poclinton in the Domesday Book compiled in 1086.

Early Origins of the Pocklington family

The surname Pocklington was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Pocklington family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pocklington research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1621 and 1642 are included under the topic Early Pocklington History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pocklington Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Pocklington has been recorded under many different variations, including Pocklington, Pollington and others.

Early Notables of the Pocklington family

John Pocklington (died 1642), English divine, fellow of Sidney College, Cambridge on the Blundell foundation in 1600...

Migration of the Pocklington family to Ireland

Some of the Pocklington family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pocklington migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Pocklington or a variant listed above:

Pocklington Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Pocklington, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1792

Contemporary Notables of the name Pocklington (post 1700) +

Henry Cabourn Pocklington FRS (1870-1952), English physicist and mathematician who discovered Pocklington's primality test in 1914 and Pocklington's algorithm
Peter Hugh Pocklington (b. 1941), Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist and former sports executive, owner of the Edmonton Oilers (1976-1988)
Jim Pocklington (b. 1963), British racing driver