Matlock

Matlock
This interesting name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is a locational surname deriving from the place called "Matlock" in Derbyshire. The placename is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "meslach", in the Curia Rolls (Derbyshire) of 1196 as "matlac" and by 1204 as "matloc". The name means "the oak (tree) where a moot was held", derived from the Old English pre 7th Century "maethl", - speech, moot and "ac", oak (tree). In Anglo-Saxon England a moot was an assembly, mainly in a shire or"hundred", dealing with local legal and administrative affairs. Locational surnames were used mainly by those former inhabitants of a place who moved to another area. Elizabeth matlock was christened at St. Andrew's, Enfield, London on November 2nd 1623. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of George matlock (marriage to Anna Stonnes), which was dated September 26th 1615, Bolsover, Lancashire, during the reign of King James I of England and VI of Scotland, 1603 - 1625. 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 ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Matlock — may refer to: Contents 1 Places 2 People 3 Other Places …   Wikipedia

  • Matlock — steht für Orte in England: Matlock (Derbyshire) in den Vereinigten Staaten: Matlock (Iowa) Matlock (Kentucky) Matlock (Washington) Matlock Ford (Tennessee) Personen: Glen Matlock, früherer Bassist der Sex Pistols Matty Matlock (eigentlich Julian… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Matlock — Matlock, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 83 Housing Units (2000): 35 Land area (2000): 0.377905 sq. miles (0.978769 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.377905 sq. miles (0.978769 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Matlock, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 83 Housing Units (2000): 35 Land area (2000): 0.377905 sq. miles (0.978769 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.377905 sq. miles (0.978769 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Matlock — (spr. mätt ), Stadt in der engl. Grafsch. Derby, am Derwent, (1901) 5980 E., viel besuchte warme Quellen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Matlock —   [ mætlɔk], Verwaltungssitz der County Derbyshire, Mittelengland, am Derwent, 14 700 Einwohner; Fremdenverkehrsort am Ostrand des Peak District National Park.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Matlock — Town (pop., 1995 est.: 14,000), Derbyshire Dales district, administrative and historic county of Derbyshire, north central England. It consists of a group of settlements built along the River Derwent, in a region noted for its beautiful valleys… …   Universalium

  • Matlock — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Matlock est le chef lieu du Derbyshire au Royaume Uni. Matlock est une série télévisée. Catégorie : Homonymie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Matlock — Ciudad (pob., est. 1995: 14.000 hab.) del distrito de Derbyshire Dales en el condado administrativo e histórico de Derbyshire, centro norte de Inglaterra. Se compone de un grupo de poblados establecidos a lo largo del río Derwent, en una región… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Matlock — Original name in latin Matlock Name in other language maeteullog State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 53.13838 latitude 1.5556 altitude 97 Population 11516 Date 2011 03 07 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

Share the article and excerpts

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