Thackston

Thackston
This is an English surname. Recorded in many forms including Thaxton, Thackston, Texton, Thexton, Theakston, Theakson, and many others, it is locational. It derives from the village of Theakston, population 64, three miles south east of Bedale, in North Yorkshire. The village name is first recorded in Domesday Book as "Eston," although this is clearly a mistaken form, as all other spellings from thereon refer to either Thekeston or Textone. Interestingly both these spellings were later to appear as surnames, although gradually by the 18th century, the modern form of Theakston had superseded most other spellings. Assuming that "Thekeston" first found in recordings in 1157 a.d. is correct, the name means "The farm (tun) of Teodec" the latter being an Olde English baptismal and pagan name, which may have derived from "teag" - an enclosure. All names have to start somewhere, and in many cases the name would describe a local object of some prominence. However truthfully nobody knows for certain, they can only make inspired guesses. What is reasonably certain is that around the mid 16th century, many inhabitants left the former village, taking as their surname the name of their village. Not being educated they guessed at the spelling, which in itself created many forms. Examples include Agnes Theackstone, recorded in Pateley Bridge in 1587, Georgius Thekstone of Ripon in 1589, however William Theakston who lived close by at Bedale, got it right on April 16th 1594. Other examples were Anne Texton of Goldsborough in 1677, Robert Thakstone of Clapham in 1692, and Ann Thexton, who married Edward Grat at Gilling, Helmsley, on November 9th 1736. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Matt Thackston — is a singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee where he lives with his wife, Celine, and his blind cat, Mr. Lawrence. His first album, Better Than Here , has been praised in such notable publications as Music Row magazine and CMT.com .… …   Wikipedia

  • Wheeler Thackston — Wheeler M. Thackston, Jr. (born 1944) is an Orientalist and distinguished editor and translator of numerous Chaghatai, Arabic and Persian literary and historical sources.Thackston is a graduate of Princeton s Oriental Studies department and… …   Wikipedia

  • Babur — Infobox Monarch name = Babur title = Mughal Emperor of India al ṣultānu l ʿazam wa l ḫāqān al mukkarram pādshāh e ghāzī caption = Portrait of Babur reign = 30 April 1526 – 26 December 1530 coronation = Not formally crowned othertitles = Founder… …   Wikipedia

  • Jochi — Para otros usos de este término, véase Jochi (desambiguación). Jochi o Yochi (también Joči, Jöchi, Juchi o Tuši, Duši en fuentes persas y túrquicas)[1] (ca. 1184 1227) fue el mayor de los cuatro hijos del emperador mongol Gengis Kan con su… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Janjua Rajput — The Janjua Rajput (Urdu: جنجوعہ, Punjabi ਜਨ੍ਜੁਅ) (also spelt Janjuha, Janjuah ) is a highly dominant and renowned royal warrior clan of Northern India and Pakistan. They are known as the most Valiant Kshatriyas (Warriors) of Punjab. [ History of… …   Wikipedia

  • Sart — is a name for the settled inhabitants of Central Asia which has had shifting meanings over the centuries. Sarts, known sometimes as Ak Sart ( White Sart ) in ancient times, did not have any particular ethnic identification, and were usually… …   Wikipedia

  • Hafez — redirects here. For other uses, see Hafiz (disambiguation). Hafez Spiritual Poet, Mystic Born 1325/1326 C.E. Iran Died 1389/1390 C.E. Iran Honored in Islam …   Wikipedia

  • List of Turkic states and empires — Modern Turkic countries Independent states*flagicon|Azerbaijan Azerbaijan *flagicon|Kazakhstan Kazakhstan *flagicon|Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan *flagicon|Turkmenistan Turkmenistan *flagicon|Turkey Turkey *flagicon|Uzbekistan Uzbekistan = De facto… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Xiangyang — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Xiangyang partof=the Song Yuan Wars date=1267 1273 place=Xiangfan, Hubei result=Yuan victory combatant1=Song Dynasty combatant2=Yuan Dynasty commander1=Lü Wenhuan Li Tingzhi commander2=Aju, Liu Zheng,… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Karbala — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=Battle of Karbala partof= date=October 10, 680 place=Karbala result=Military victory for the forces of Yazid I combatant1=Umayyads combatant2=Supporters of Ali commander1=Yazid ibn Mu awiah Umar ibn Sa… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”