Pollock is among the oldest family names recorded in Scotland, as written by George Crawfurd in his "General Description of the Shire of Renfrew, Including an Account of the Noble and Ancient Families", first published in 1710.
The surname Pollock was adopted from the ancient lands of Pollock in Renfrewshire, when surnames were beginning to be used. Records of the 12th century reveal the sons of Fulbert, the progenitor of the Pollock Family, held these lands. Fulbert's son, Petrus, who inherited the lands of Pollock from his father in 1163, was the first person to use Pollock as a surname. One surviving document charters the lands to Petrus through Walter Fitz-Alan, High Steward of Scotland and the progenitor of the Royal Stewart line. The lands then passed to Robertus, brother of Petrus, when Petrus had no male heir.
The main line of Pollock descent is from Robertus, who was a witness to the founding of Paisley Abbey in 1160, being described as "Roberto filio Fulberti."
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