Peckitt

Peckitt
Recorded in the spellings of Petch, Peckett and Peckitt, this picturesque surname is of medieval French origin. It derives from the Old French "pechie", the Latin "peccatum", meaning sin. It would seem to have been a curious nickname surname, and it was probably used more often in jest than as a mark of censure, or even in the ironical sense, as in the case of Robert Pecce, who was the bishop of Coventry in 1123 and hardly likely to have been a sinner! The following examples illustrate the name development from the earliest times : Haimund Peccatum, Hamo Pecce (1121 - 1160 Suffolk), Rotbert Pecceth (1123 Anglo Saxon Chronicle), William Pesche (1178 Pipe Rolls Yorkshire), Gilbert Pechie (1200, Pipe Rolls, Cambridgeshire), Geoffrey Pech (1191, Pipe Rolls London), Richard Pechee (1275 Hundred Rolls Norfolk). In the modern idiom the variant include Pe(t)chey, Peach(e), Peech, Petch(e). Charles William Peach (1800 - 1886) naturalist and geologist, employed in the customs, made important researches in the study of marine invertebrates and in geology. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Willelmus Pekat, which was dated 1088, in the register of Ramsbury Abbey, Cambridge. This was during the reign of King William 1, known as "William the Conqueror", 1066 - 1087. 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:

  • William Peckitt — (1731 – 14 October 1795) was an English glass painter and stained glass maker. He was based in York throughout his working life, was one of the leading Georgian glass craftsmen in England and helped “keep the art of glass painting alive during… …   Wikipedia

  • David Thomas (industrialist) — David Thomas (3 November 1794 – 20 June 1882) was a native of Wales who was influential in the birth of the Industrial Revolution in the US. Contents 1 Development of the hot blast 2 Emigration to Pennsylvania 3 Philanthropy and honors …   Wikipedia

  • Seven Days to Noon — Infobox Film name = Seven Days to Noon image size = caption = Original poster director = John Boulting Roy Boulting producer = John Boulting Roy Boulting writer = James Bernard Roy Boulting Paul Dehn Frank Harvey narrator = starring = Barry Jones …   Wikipedia

  • Oriel College, Oxford — Colleges and halls of the University of Oxford Oriel College …   Wikipedia

  • St Ann's Church, Manchester — St. Ann s Church, Manchester, was consecrated in 1712. Although named after St. Anne, it also pays tribute to the patron of the church, Lady Ann Bland. St. Ann s Church is a Grade I listed building. [cite web|title=A Z of Listed Buildings in… …   Wikipedia

  • Husthwaite — is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately four miles north of Easingwold.Husthwaite is also the surname of a small number of families worldwide.The name probably derives from the …   Wikipedia

  • Lochsong — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Lochsong caption = sire = Song grandsire = Sing Sing dam = Peckitt s Well damsire = Lochnager sex = Filly foaled = 1988 country = Great Britain flagicon|UK colour = Bay breeder = Littleton Stud owner =… …   Wikipedia

  • St Mary Magdalene, Yarm — Parish church name=Yarm Parish Church caption=Looking towards the tower to the north east dedication=St Mary Magdalene denomination=Church of England tradition=High Church parish=Yarm archdeaconry=Cleveland deanery=Stokesley diocese=York province …   Wikipedia

  • Oriel College — Entrada principal al Oriel en Oriel Square. El Oriel College,[1] localizado en Oriel Square, en Oxford, es el quinto college más antiguo de los que constituyen la Universidad de Oxford en Inglaterra. El Oriel t …   Wikipedia Español

  • stained glass — stained glass, adj. glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, esp. by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc. [1785 95] *… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

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