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Origin: English
Coat of Arms: Gold and blue, a lion counterchanged.
Crest: Description not available
Origin: English
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wilcox, Wilcocks, Willock, Wallock and others.
First found in Leicestershire where they were seated as Lords of the manor of Knassington from very ancient times some say well before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Willcocks was a shoreman of St. John's, Newfoundland, who had settled there in 1754; John Wilcock settled in Brigus, Newfoundland, in 1801; John Wilcocks was Master of the "Water Witch" in seal fishery out of Port de Grave, Newfoundland, in 1838.Wilcox
is a name that dates far back into the mists of early British history
to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes. It is derived from William or
Wilhelm. Tracing the origin of the name further, we found the name
wilcox was originally derived from the Germanic elements will, meaning
resolve, helm, meaning protection, and cock or cox, an affectionate or
diminutive suffix commonly used in ancient times. With the additional
suffix, cox, the name was taken to mean the son of little William.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wilcox, Wilcocks, Willock, Wallock and others.
First found in Leicestershire where they were seated as Lords of the manor of Knassington from very ancient times some say well before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Willcocks was a shoreman of St. John's, Newfoundland, who had settled there in 1754; John Wilcock settled in Brigus, Newfoundland, in 1801; John Wilcocks was Master of the "Water Witch" in seal fishery out of Port de Grave, Newfoundland, in 1838.
Source: House of NamesSpelling variations of this family name include: Wilcox, Wilcocks, Willock, Wallock and others.
First found in Leicestershire where they were seated as Lords of the manor of Knassington from very ancient times some say well before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Willcocks was a shoreman of St. John's, Newfoundland, who had settled there in 1754; John Wilcock settled in Brigus, Newfoundland, in 1801; John Wilcocks was Master of the "Water Witch" in seal fishery out of Port de Grave, Newfoundland, in 1838.
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Wilcox and Willcockse - History and lineage as compiled by Mark Damon Smith. Includes family documents, photographs, origins of the surname and associated links
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Wilcox: Amanda Rose's Page - Family History as compiled by Amanda Rose Wilcox (Metzger). Includes photographs, gedcom and related surnames.
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Wilcox - Family tree compiled by Terry Wilcox. Includes surnames Ault, Haines, Hicks, Foster, Leach and Walton.
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