[Surname] origin
Have recently began a family history search. The name Throckmorton appeared several generations back. Majority of the family is from the NC area and I was surprised to see this name among my ancestors. I am interested in origin of the name and where it may have first appeared in the US
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You'llfind the origin of Throckmorton at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=throckmorton. The first bearer appears to have come over from England in the early 1600s as shown at http://tinyurl.com/7f4ynrb.