The Trickett Surname

I think it is most likely that the Trickett surname is derived from the French name Triquet, which means small bat or club. My father, Edison, told me that he was told as a boy that Triquet was the original spelling.

The name probably arrived in England in the Eleventh century, shortly after the Conquest of 1066; William the Conqueror encouraged his Norman supporters to settle in England and often gave them large estates and important titles as an incentive. The surname is first documented in England in 1130 when Ralph Trichet appears in the Pipe Rolls (the earliest surviving official government archives for the Middle Ages) of Middlesex, while in the Turia Reggis Rolls of Berkshire in 1198 is recorded the name of Robert Tricket. In the Hundred Rolls of 1273 there are references to Baldewin Triket of Bedfordshire and Thomas Triket of Norfolk, while in the Liber Feadorum, during the reign of Edward I (1272-1307), there is listed an Ida Triket of Middlesex and a Simon Triket of Essex.

According to another source, the surname is the anglicized version of the Norman surname Trichet. This name has its roots in the Old French "Tricher" which means "to deceive" or "mislead." The original bearer would have been one who was known for his sly behaviour or cheating nature. Other forms of the surname in France include Trichard, Tricard, Tricart and Trichot.

Trickett may also be a variant of the surname Triggett, which means the "son of Trigg," a diminutive form of the Old Norse forename Tryggy, meaning "faithful" or "trusty." Other forms of this derivation include Triggs, Trig and Trigot. The Trigot surname is first recorded in 1379; Emma Trigot and Sibilla Trigot are listed in the Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire of that year.

I've also read that Tricker is a variation of the English nickname Trick, which was given to the crafty or cunning person, from the Middle English word trick = strategem, device. Trickett is supposedly a diminutive form.

According to Ancestral Products (a business which sells "Family Histories"), "The very first record of the family name Trickett was found in Brittany, which is located in France. The Trickett family traces their ancestral roots back to French origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of France and later other countries." Strangely enough (note the heavy sarcasm here), they also say that "The very first record of the family name Trickett was found in Moray, which is located in Scotland. The Trickett family traces their ancestral  roots back to Norman origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of Scotland and later other countries." Hmmm.

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