Map of England showing where the Jewkes arms are recorded
The Jewkes arms were recorded in Worcester, c. 1620.
Worcestershire was orchard and farming country with a scattering of old manors. Its gentry were middling rather than great, but a manor was a manor, and holding one was what brought arms.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in England in this period.
James VI and I
Sovereign of the period
James VI and I
1603–1625
Reigning in England when the Jewkes arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in England
English heraldry allowed arms to be shared by all legitimate descendants of the original owner. These symbols were treated as personal property that moved through the generations to all children. While the eldest son kept the original design, other family members could use the same shield without needing to change it or register their own unique versions.
Granting authority
The College of Arms in London has regulated the use of coats of arms throughout England and Wales since 1484.
How they got arms
Families typically obtained their coats of arms through a formal grant from the Crown or by proving their ancient right to them.
Where arms were recorded
All official coats of arms are recorded in the registers kept at the College of Arms, which date back to the fifteenth century.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Worcester.
Origin & History of the Jewkes Family in England
The surname Jewkes is a patronymic name, which means it likely originated as a way to identify a person as the son of someone named Jew or Juke. While the exact origins of the name are rooted in medieval English naming customs, the family established a clear presence in the city of Worcester by 1620. During this period, Worcester was a bustling center of trade and religion, and families with this name were often involved in the local craft and merchant guilds that defined the city’s economy. Life in seventeenth-century Worcester was shaped by the social shifts of the time, and the Jewkes family would have been part of the growing urban middle class that helped sustain the city through the political upheavals of the English Civil War. By settling in such a historically significant location, early members of the family became part of the local fabric, leaving behind records in parish registers and municipal documents that track their lives across generations.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Juk
A medieval pet form of the name Julian or John.
This name
JewkesA patronymic surname meaning son of Juk, derived from the diminutive of Julian.
also spelled
Jukes
Juckes
Related arms
Juckesvariant spelling
Knightrecorded with Jewkes, same area
Documented Sources
Sir Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, London: Harrison & Sons, 1884
Reaney, P.H., A Dictionary of English Surnames, 1991
Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, Parish Registers of the City of Worcester, 1600–1650
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