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Heathcote is a surname rooted in English topography which literally means "Heath Cottage".〔''Genealogy and Surnames'', William Anderson, Pg. 82. 1865, Digitized by Google June 22, 2006〕〔''Surnames'', Bernard Homer Dixon, Pg. 34. 1855, Digitized by Google〕 The location in Derbyshire was first recorded in the famous Domesday Book of 1086 as "Hedcote", and as "Hethcote" in 1244. The location in Warwickshire appears is written "Hethcot" in the 1196 Feet of Fines for the county.〔http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Heathcote〕 The Anglo-Saxon surname "Heathcote" originates from a hamlet that stands high on the barren hills above Dovedale and Hartington. The place-name refers to a cottage on a heath or wasteland where was found an outlying farm or grange of Grendon Abbey. The said Grendon Abbey was founded in 1133. Some of the earliest references to the grange at Heathcote are found in records of the 1300 and 15th century.〔''Family Names and Family History'', David Hey, 2000, Digitized by Google〕 Some variations of the name are "Heathcoat" and "Heathcote". ==North America== A close study of immigration records shows that some of the earliest North American immigrants had the surname Heathcote in one of its various forms. These included: *John Heathcoate arrived in Jamaica in 1685 *Jasper Heathcoat arrived in New England in 1850 *Edward and James Heathcote settled in Virginia in 1721 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heathcote (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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