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The name Throckmorton, like the majority of surnames of three or more syllables, has undergone many changes in spelling during the centuries of its existence. The principal of these changes are as follows:
- de Trokemardtune, de Throkemortor, de Throkemertone, de Throkemerton, de Throckmertone, de Throckemerton, de Throgemerton, de Throkmorton, de Throkemarton, de Frokemorton, de Throckmorton, Throkmerton, Throckmerton, Throkmorton, Throckmarton, Throkmortone, Throgmorton, Throcmorton, Trokemerton, Throkmerton, and Throckmorton.
In the fifteenth century the name was spelt either Throckmorton or Throgmorton; in fact, frequently spelt both ways in the same deed or letter.
The "de" was not used after the time of John de Throckmorton, son of Thomas, 1445.
Source:Throckmorton, C. Wickliffe. A Genealogical and Historical Account of the Throckmorton Family in England and the United States, pg 5.
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