Wyncote History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wyncote family

The surname Wyncote was first found in Warwickshire at Wincott in Whichford where the first record of the family was Hugh de Withmecote who was listed in the Assize Rolls in 1221. A few years later, William de Wynnecote was listed in the Feet of Fines (1253-1254) and John Wynecotte was listed in Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1332. 1 Wincot(t) is where Shakespeare's mother was born. We cannot find Wincott in Warwickshire but Whichford is a small village and civil parish in the south of Warwickshire.

Bardsley presumes that the name was a baptismal name as in 'the son of Wingod,' and believes that the Wyncote spelling is a corruption of the original name. He found Robert Wynegod listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1273 and William Wynegod in the same rolls in Someset. 2

Early History of the Wyncote family

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Wyncote Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wincot, Wincott, Wincote, Wyncote, Wyncot and many more.

Early Notables of the Wyncote family

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Migration of the Wyncote family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ann Wyncott, who settled in Virginia in 1635; Dorothie Wyncott, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 aboard the "Speedwell"; as well as Benj. Wincott, who was on record in Toronto in the cenus of Ontario Canada of 1871..

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)