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Clakkeston Surname Definition:

CLAKKESTON: Robert de Clakkeston, Benedictine prior of Goldingham, 1378 (Cal. Papal Registers, III, p. 236), most probably derived his name from Claxton in county Durham.

Clakkeston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CLAKKESTON: Robert de Clakkeston, Benedictine prior of Goldingham, 1378 (Cal. Papal Registers, III, p. 236), most probably derived his name from Claxton in county Durham.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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