The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Silcut came from the baptismal name for the son of Cecil, deriving from the nicknameSill. After the Norman Conquest, the Old English naming system gradually dissolved. Old English names became less common and were replaced by popular continental European names. The earliest surnames in England were found shortly after the Norman Conquest and are of Norman French rather than native English origins.
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Early Origins of the Silcut family
The surname Silcut was first found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat from early times and were anciently descended from the distinguished Saxon family who held a family seat there well before the Norman Conquest. The name is derived from a colloquial term in Derbyshire about the year 1000 describing a thrush, i.e. a "shrilcock" or "shilcock."
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Early History of the Silcut family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Silcut research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1283, 1379 and 1781 are included under the topic Early Silcut History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Silcut 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. Silcut has been recorded under many different variations, including Silcock, Silcocks, Silcox, Sylcox, Sylcock, Shilcock, Shrilcox, Shrilcocks, Silk and many more.
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Early Notables of the Silcut family
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Migration of the Silcut family
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 Silcut or a variant listed above: Ann Silcock who landed in America in 1748; William Silcock settled in Virginia in 1729; Roger Silcocke settled in America in 1660; Grace Silcockes settled in Virginia in 1670.
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