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Early Origins of the Clepcott family

The surname Clepcott was first found in Berkshire at Clapcote, a liberty in the parish of All-Hallows. 1 2

While two sources note this origin of the name, the stronghold of the family was in Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset.

Early History of the Clepcott family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Clepcott research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1455, 1487, 1696, 1716, 1728, 1734, 1741 and 1788 are included under the topic Early Clepcott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Clepcott Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Clapcott, Clappcott, Clepcott, Cleacott, Clepcot, Clapcote and many more.

Early Notables of the Clepcott family

Distinguished members of the family include the Clapcott family of Dorset who have extensive table tombs in the All Saints' Church, a Church of England parish church in Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset, England. It was here in Dorset that Henry Clapcott of Winterbourne...
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Migration of the Clepcott family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..



  1. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  2. Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.


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