Brocks

Brocks
This most interesting and unusual surname is of Anglo-Saxon and Old French origin, and has three possible derivations. The first and most likely is that it originated as a nickname for one who resembled a badger, from the Olde English pre 7th Century word "brocc", meaning, a badger. It was perhaps given also to a vexing or mischievous person. Secondly, the name may have derived from the Old French "broque" or "brocke", a young stag, perhaps a nickname for a young, enthusiastic person, full of life. The third possibility is that the name is of English topographical origin for a person who lived by a stream from the Olde English word "broc", meaning a brook. There is also a river called "Brock" in Lancashire, which originated from "broc". One Richard Brock appeared in the 1275 Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire. Daniel de Lisle Brock (1762 - 1842) was bailiff of Guernsey and represented the interests of the island in London. His brother Sir Isaac (1769 - 1812), a Major-General, having served in the West Indies, Holland and Baltic region, was killed in an engagement with General Van Rennselaer at Queenstown, Canada. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Joel le Broc, which was dated 1222, in the "Calendar of Patent Rolls of Essex", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. 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.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Brocks Fireworks — is a well known manufacturer of fireworks currently based in Hemel Hempstead, but previously based in London.The 1887 and several subsequent editions of Whitaker s Almanack have advertisements for Brocks, under an earlier name: it provided for… …   Wikipedia

  • Brocks — patronymische Bildung (starker Genitiv) zu Brock(e) (1.) …   Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen

  • brocks — n. badger …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Townes-Brocks-Syndrom — Das Townes Brocks Syndrom ist eine autosomal dominant vererbte Kombination von Fehlbildungen der Ohren, des Afters und der Daumen. Etwa die Hälfte der Fälle geht auch mit Nierenfehlbildungen einher. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Verbreitung 2 Ursache 3… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Syndrome de townes-brocks — Autre nom Syndrome REAR Référence MIM …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Syndrome de Townes-Brocks — Référence MIM 107480 Transmission Dominante Chromosome 16q12.1 Gène SALL1 Empreinte parentale Non …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Townes-Brocks syndrome — (TBS) is a rare genetic disease that affects fewer than 200 people in the entire world. [http://www.facesofchildren.org/cgi bin/jump.cgi?id=townes brocks Faces of Children] ] It affects both males and females equally.… …   Wikipedia

  • SALL1 — Sal like 1 (Drosophila), also known as SALL1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SALL1 sal like 1 (Drosophila)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=6299| accessdate = ] PBB Summary… …   Wikipedia

  • The Brockville Rifles — Infobox Military Unit unit name= The Brockville Rifles caption= Cap Badge of the Brockville Rifles dates= 1796 present country= Canada branch= Militia type= Rifles size= One battalion garrison=Brockville role= Light Role command structure=Royal… …   Wikipedia

  • Maitland, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario — Maitland Maitland is a community of approximately 1800 residents, about 5 km east of the city of Brockville, in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River in the township of Augusta. The small village enjoys a… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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