TRICKETT
Trickett is a surname of English origin, recorded within the British Isles and principally in England. Its earliest attestation appears in the Pipe Rolls of the county of Middlesex, dated 1130, a document composed during the reign of King Henry II. The name is listed as Ralph Tricket, indicating that the spelling variants of the surname (e.g. Tricket, Truckett, Trickett) had already begun to surface in medieval records.
The etymology of Trickett is complex, drawing upon both Old English and Old French linguistic roots. In Old English, the word tricet meant “a trickster” or “a deceiver”. As an occupational or descriptive nickname, it may have been applied to an individual known for cunning or mischievous behaviour, and from there the designation evolved into a hereditary surname borne by successive generations.
After the Norman Conquest of 1066, the Norman officer and later first king of England, William the Conqueror, introduced numerous French place names and personal names into the English tongue. The surname Trickett is thought to have been brought by Norman settlers originating from Picardy in France, where a pre‑9th‑century Old French word triche – meaning “to trick” – was already in use. The name therefore may also be interpreted as an occupational label for a magician or conjuror who practised deception as a craft.
Additional sources suggest a second derivation: the baptismal name Trigett could be a diminutive form combining a French personal name Trig with the suffix petit, meaning “little” or “son‑of”. Thus, the surname may simultaneously denote both a familial lineage and a personal trait or occupation.
Historical documents from the post‑medieval period further illuminate the persistence of the name. In 1646, a baptised child named Ralph Tuckett appears in the parish registers of St Anne Soho, Westminster. In 1706, a marital record from St. Michael’s Cornhill, London, cites the union of Jonathan Trickett and Mary Williamson. These instances illustrate the continued use and transcription of the surname across several centuries.
In contemporary usage, Trickett remains a recognised English family name. Though variably spelt, the name retains its Links to both Old English occupation and Old French language, a testament to the complex interplay of linguistic influences that shaped English nomenclature during the Middle Ages.
Typical given names associated with the Trickett surname
Male
- Andrew
- Christopher
- David
- James
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Caroline
- Claire
- Clare
- Emma
- Hannah
- Joanne
- Lisa
- Margaret
- Mary
- Patricia
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Trickel
- Tricker
- Trickle
- Tribett
- Tricket
- Thrickett
- Trickitt
- Dargaud
- Daricott
- Darracot
- Darracott
- Darrecott
- Darricot
- Darricott
- Darricotte
- Derguti
- Dericott
- Derighetti
- Derricot
- Derricote
- Derricott
- Derricutt
- Directo
- Doricott
- Dorigotti
- Dorrecott
- Dorricot
- Dorricote
- Dorricott
- Dorricutt
- Dorrycott
- Drackett
- Dracott
- Draggett
- Dragota
- Dragotta
- Dragt
- Dragut
- Drakett
- Draycot
- Draycote
- Draycott
- Draycutt
- Dreckett
- Drewcatt
- Druggett
- Druggitt
- Durgate
- Targate
- Targatt
- Targott
- Torcato
- Torgood
- Torgut
- Torquati
- Torquato
- Traugott
- Tregoat
- Trickell
- Trickelt
- Tricot
- Trinett
- Troggatt
- Trucket
- Trucott
- Turcato
- Turcott
- Turcotte
- Turgut
- Turkett
- Turkot
- Turquet
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.
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There are approximately 2,461 people named Trickett in the UK. That makes it roughly the 3,552nd most common surname in Britain. Around 38 in a million people in Britain are named Trickett.
Surname type: Diminutive
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Trickett
- Jon Trickett - Politician
- Sam Trickett - Poker player
- Daniel Trickett-Smith - Football player
Names and descriptions courtesy of Wikipedia, and may contain errors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every famous person with this name.