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Medlecott Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Middle-cote'; compare Middleditch, Sec, and v. Coates and Cotes. I have not discovered this locality, which I doubt not lies in Devon, or some adjacent shire.
Richard de Middelcote, Devon, 1273.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Medlecott Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Middle-cote'; compare Middleditch, Sec, and v. Coates and Cotes. I have not discovered this locality, which I doubt not lies in Devon, or some adjacent shire.
Richard de Middelcote, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Katherine Medlecoate, married, 1593: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).
1586. Baptised — Mary, d. Christopher Medlicott: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
In all probability local, although I have heretofore derived it from medley-coat, a coat of many or mixed colours, a once favourite fashion. English Surn. i. 205.
The ancient Shropshire family of Medlicott, which took its name from a manor, flourished in the 13th century (E.). The Medlycott family of Ven House, Milborne Port, Somerset, originally came from Shropshire (Phelps' "Somersetshire.").
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medleycott | 95 | 27 | / |
| Meddlecott | 95 | 0 | / |
| Medlecot | 94 | 16 | / |
| Medlicott | 89 | 1,307 | / |
| Medlycott | 89 | 210 | / |
| Midlecott | 89 | 0 | / |
| Meddlecot | 89 | 0 | / |
| Middlecott | 84 | 36 | / |
| Medlicotte | 84 | 0 | / |
| Meddlicott | 84 | 0 | / |
| Medlicot | 82 | 7 | / |
| Middlecot | 78 | 1 | / |
| Medlycote | 78 | 0 | / |
| Medlicote | 78 | 0 | / |
| Midlicott | 78 | 0 | / |
| Medlycoot | 78 | 0 | / |
| Midlycott | 78 | 0 | / |
| Middlecote | 74 | 149 | / |
| Middlicott | 74 | 32 | / |
| Middlecoot | 74 | 2 | / |
| Middlecat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Medelko | 63 | 17 | / |
| Middlecoop | 63 | 17 | / |
| Medylko | 63 | 6 | / |
| Medelca | 63 | 1 | / |
| Middlekop | 56 | 11 | / |
| Miedlicka | 56 | 1 | / |
| Middlekoop | 53 | 90 | / |
| Medelka | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mídelko | 50 | 1 | / |
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