Uxter is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to a petty dealer. The surname Uxter is derived from the Old English word hucke, which means to bargain.
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Early Origins of the Uxter family
The surname Uxter was first found in Somerset, where they held a family seat from very early times.
Early History of the Uxter family
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Uxter Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Uxter has appeared include Hucker, Huckster, Huxter and others.
Early Notables of the Uxter family
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Migration of the Uxter family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Uxter arrived in North America very early: John Hucker, who sailed to Barbados in 1658; Walter Hucker to Barbados in 1685; William Hucker to Missouri in 1847; John Hucker to New York in 1854; and Charles Hucker to Philadelphia in 1868..
