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Sexton
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This interesting name has two possible origins, from an English occupational surname and from an Irish personal name. Firstly, it is an occupational name for a sexton or church warden. It derives from the Middle English "sexteyn", which comes from the Old French "secrestein", itself originally from the Latin "sacristanus". Variants of this form include Sexten, Sextone, Sexon and Secretan. The firs.....
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Heraldry Database: Acland
Acland
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Surname: Acland
Branch: Ackland
Origins: British
More Info: England
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Background: The name of a place in North Devonshire, England, whence the surname is derived; so called, because it was situated among groves of oaks--from ack, oak, as above, and land, where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.
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 Motto: Inebranlable, Unshaken. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
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Name Variations: Acland, Aukland, Aclands, Ackland, Asklands.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
English Surnames; C.M. Matthews - 1966.
A Dictionary of English Surnames; P.H. Reaney - 1958.
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