Stockwood History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Stockwood family

The surname Stockwood was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Stockwood family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stockwood research. Another 40 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1564 and 1610 are included under the topic Early Stockwood History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stockwood Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Stockwood include Stokewood, Stockwood, Stokewoode, Stockwoode and others.

Early Notables of the Stockwood family

John Stockwood (d. 1610), English school-master and divine, a pensioner of St...

Stockwood migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Stockwood Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Stockwood, who settled in Virginia in 1787

Stockwood migration to Canada +

Stockwood Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

John Stockwood, who settled in Gull Island Conception Bay, Newfoundland in 1853

Contemporary Notables of the name Stockwood (post 1700) +

Arthur Mervyn Stockwood (1913-1995), Bishop of Southwark from 1959 to 1980
Group Captain J H Stockwood, Royal Air Force