Rooky History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Rooky family

The surname Rooky was first found in Yorkshire where the name was derived from the name Rockholt which was derived from the Old English "hroc" meaning rook and "holt" meaning wood 1.

There are early references to the name in Wiltshire, but these have been lost through the ages. Worsbrough in the West Riding of Yorkshire was an ancient family seat. "Rockley Hall, now a farmhouse, was the seat of the family of Rockley, of whom Sir Simon Rockley founded the chapel in 1300." 2

Early History of the Rooky family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rooky research. Another 142 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1171, 1394, 1415, 1420, 1455, 1487, 1499, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Rooky History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rooky Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rockley, Roclay, Rokeley, Rokley, Rocley, Rookley, Rooclay, Roockley, Rockerly, Rokerly, Rokerley, Ruckley, Rukeley and many more.

Early Notables of the Rooky family

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Migration of the Rooky 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..

Sources +

Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.