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Caldwell
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The derivation of this name from the old English ‘cealdwielle’, meaning ‘cold stream’, makes it impossible to state a definite territorial origin for the name. Certainly, old lands of that name are found in Renfrewshire, and the oldest record of a family bearing this name coming to prominence is in that district. Black records William de Caldwell holding land in 1342. Nisbet states that the Caldwe.....
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Heraldry Database: Hucks
Hucks
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Surname: Hucks
Branch: Hucks
Origins: British
More Info: England
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Background: Decedent of Gamel Filius Hucca year 1185 Templar Records from Yorkshire England.
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 Motto: In Deo omnia, In God are all things. Arms: Ar. a chev. betw. three owls . Crest: On a ducal coronet or, a fleur-de-lis ar. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
This name derives from the medieval personal name Hucca or Uccak a pet form of the Olde English pre 7th Century name Uhtroed a compound of the elements "uht", dawn plus "ric" power. One, Gamel filius (son of) Jucca is recorded in the 1185 Knights Templars Records of Yorkshire. Hucke (without surname) appears in the Norfolk County Records" 1221. The surname adopted from this source is recorded in the late 13th Century. In the modern idiom, the name has three spelling variations Huck, Hucke and Hug. The diminutive forms are Huckle and Huckel(l) and the patronymic Huck(e)s. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Hukke, which was dated 1279, in the Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire.
Name Variations: Huck, Hucks, Hux, Huckes, Ucke, Hucks, Hucca, Uccak, Uhtroed, Hucke, Hug, Hugman, Hook.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
English Surnames; C.M. Matthews - 1966.
A Dictionary of English Surnames; P.H. Reaney - 1958.
Surname Database: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Huck
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