Worke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Worke family

The surname Worke was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1260 when Richard Work held estates.

Early History of the Worke family

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Worke Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Work, Werk, Wirk, Worge and others.

Early Notables of the Worke family

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Worke migration to the United States +

Worke Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Worke, who arrived in Virginia in 1639 1

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)