The Shattock Family Name

Ask a genealogist about Shattock and the first name they will mention is Shattuck. At root, the name means “A dweller at the sign of the little shad (fish)”.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Shattock, so the heraldry linked to Shattuck is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Shattock and Shattuck

Spelled with “o” instead of “u”, Shattock shows how the same name was heard and written differently.

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