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Where did the English Quick family come from? What is the English Quick family crest and coat of arms? When did the Quick family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Quick family history?The lineage of the name Quick begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in the county of Devon where they worked as dairy farmers. The surname is both local and occupational, since it describes where the original bearers lived and what work they did. The surname was originally derived from the Old English word cwic. Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. In this case the surname Quick was originally derived from the principal object associated with the activity of the original bearer; dairy farming. These types of occupational surnames are called metonymic surnames.
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Quick has undergone many spelling variations, including Quick, Quicke, Quig, Quigg, Quegg and others.
First found in Devon where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quick research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1636, 1706 and are included under the topic Early Quick History in all our PDF Extended History products.
More information is included under the topic Early Quick Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
Some of the Quick family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Quick were among those contributors:
Quick Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Quick Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Quick Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Quick Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
The Quick Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Quick Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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