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Bird Family Crest
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Where did the English Bird family come from? What is the English Bird family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bird family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bird family history?

The Anglo-Saxon name Bird comes from its first bearer, who was a person who worked as a bird catcher or someone who had birdlike characteristics.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bird, Byrd, Byrde and others.

First found in Cheshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bird research. Another 317 words(23 lines of text) covering the years 1543 and 1623 are included under the topic Early Bird History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 20 words(1 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bird Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Bird family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 164 words(12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bird Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Richard Bird settled in Virginia in 1635
  • Rich Bird, who landed in Virginia in 1635
  • Richard Bird, who landed in Virginia in 1636
  • Jathnell Bird, who landed in Ipswich, Mass in 1641
  • Susan Bird who settled in Virginia in 1642


Bird Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Saml Bird, who landed in Virginia in 1749
  • Samuel Bird, who arrived in Maryland in 1777

Bird Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Joseph Bird, who landed in New York in 1824
  • John S Bird, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1827
  • M Bird, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • B Bird, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • John Bird, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1851


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  • George Bird (1850-1940), American baseball player
  • Larry Bird (b. 1956), American basketball player, 12-time NBA All-Star
  • Robert Montgomery Bird (1805-1854), American author
  • Robert Byron Bird (b. 1924), American chemical engineer awarded the National Medal of Science in 1987
  • Brigadier-General Whittier S. Bird (1898-1977), American Chief of Staff, 37th Division (1941)
  • Sir Cyril Bird CBE (1887-1965), British cartoonist, made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1946
  • John Bird (b. 1936), English satirist, actor and comedian
  • Carmel Bird (b. 1940), Australian author
  • Aaron Christopher Bird (b. 1983), Australian cricketer
  • Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr. (1910-1999), first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda


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  • The American Descendants of Robert Bird by Katherine Moore Cushman.
  • Genealogical Sketch of the Bird Family, Having Its Origin in Hartford, Connecticut by Isaac Bird.
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  1. Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
  2. Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
  3. Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
  4. Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
  5. Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
  6. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
  7. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  8. Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
  9. Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
  10. Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
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