Badder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
Germany

The surname Badder is a local type of surname; it is derived from the local geography near where the original bearer lived or held land. Old records show the name Badder was derived from the Old French word bad, which meant "open." The original bearer, therefore, lived in open land. The verb "badar" is from the "Occitan" dialect of Old French, found in the southeast of France.

Early Origins of the Badder family

The surname Badder was first found in Provence, where this distinguished family have been seated since very early times.

Early History of the Badder family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Badder research. Another 157 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1378, 1462, 1535, 1539, 1607 and 1626 are included under the topic Early Badder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Badder Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Badet, Baddet, Baddett, Baddette, Badette, Badett, Badeig and many more.

Early Notables of the Badder family

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Badder migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Badder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gottfried Badder, who arrived in Texas in 1845 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Badder (post 1700) +

George L. Badder, American politician, Candidate in primary for Circuit Judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)