Tooke

Tooke
This interesting and most unusual English surname is of pre 7th century Old Scandinavian origin. It derives from the Old Swedish personal name "Tuke", itself claimed to be short form of "Thorkettill" translating as "Thors cauldron", although some say the deriavtion is from "Tiodgeir", meaning "people-spear". Spellings of the surname in the modern idiom include Tooke, Tuck, Toke, and Tuke, as well as Tookey and Tuckey. The personal name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Toc" in Yorkshire, while Rogerus filius Toke is mentioned in the Curia Rolls of Northampton in 1214. The surname itself is first recorded in the mid 12th Century (see below). Early examples of the surname include Robert Toke in the Pipe Rolls of Suffolk in 1200; William Toke, in the Curia Rolls of Northamptonshire in 1211; and Wylliam Took, in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1524. John Horne Tooke (1736 - 1812) was a notable politician and philologist in his day. Mary Took married Constantine Vernatti on March 25th 1678, at Tottenham, in London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Wrange Tocha, which was dated 1166, in the "Pipe Rolls of Norfolk", during the reign of King Henry 11, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Tooke — is a surname, and may refer to* Andrew Tooke, translator of Tooke s Pantheon * John Horne Tooke * Thomas Tooke, English economistSee also Tooksurname …   Wikipedia

  • Tooke — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: John Horne Tooke (1736 1812), englischer Schriftsteller Thomas Tooke (1774 1858), englischer Ökonom Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tooke — (spr. Tuhl), 1) John Horne T., s. Horne Tooke. 2) William, geb. 1744, wurde 1771 englischer Geistlicher in Kronstadt u. 1774 Gesandtschaftsprediger in Petersburg; er kehrte 1792 nach London zurück u. privatisirte dort u. st 1820. Er schr.: Die… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Tooke — (spr. tuk), 1) Thomas, engl. Nationalökonom, geb. 1774 in St. Petersburg, gest. 26. Febr. 1858 auf seinem Landsitz in Spring Garden, Sohn des Historikers William T. (gest. 1820), der lange als Geistlicher in St. Petersburg gewirkt hatte. Thomas T …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Tooke — (spr. tuhk), Thomas, engl. Nationalökonom, geb. 1774 in Petersburg, Vorkämpfer für den Freihandel, gest. 26. Febr. 1858 in London; Hauptwerk: »A history of prices« (6 Bde., 1838 57; deutsch 1858 59) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Tooke — Tooke, s. Horne Took …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Tooke —   [tuːk], Thomas, englischer Bankfachmann und Volkswirtschaftler, * Sankt Petersburg 29. 2. 1774, ✝ London 26. 2. 1858; Mitbegründer der Bankingtheorie sowie Vertreter der klassischen Nationalökonomie und des Freihandels.   Werke: A history of… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Tooke's Pantheon — full title Tooke s Pantheon of the Heathen Gods and Illustrious Heroes , was a work on Greek mythology.The Jesuit Francois Pomey authored the Pantheum mythicum seu fabulosa deorum historia . The Pantheum mythicum became the mythological handbook …   Wikipedia

  • Tooke, John Horne — ▪ British politician original name  John Horne   born June 25, 1736, London, Eng. died March 18, 1812, Wimbledon, Surrey  radical politician, one of the most effective English agitators for parliamentary reform and freedom of dissent in the late… …   Universalium

  • Tooke, Thomas — ▪ British financier and economist born Feb. 29, 1774, Kronshtadt, near St. Petersburg, Russia died Feb. 26, 1858, London, Eng.       British financier and economist who championed free trade.       Tooke was in business throughout most of his… …   Universalium

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