Birkitt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Birkitt is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in Cheshire, where they held a family seat near Birkenhead at the estuary of the River Birket. It is from the name of the river that their name is derived.

Early Origins of the Birkitt family

The surname Birkitt was first found in Cheshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Birkitt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Birkitt research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1650, 1666, 1700, 1703, 1746, 1838 and 1908 are included under the topic Early Birkitt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Birkitt Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Birkitt family name include Birket, Birkett, Bircket, Burkett, Birckett, Burket, Burkert and many more.

Early Notables of the Birkitt family

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Migration of the Birkitt family to Ireland

Some of the Birkitt family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 37 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Birkitt family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Birkitt surname or a spelling variation of the name include: David Birket who arrived in New York State in 1803; John Birkett settled in Virginia in 1650; Samuel Birkett settled in New England in 1750; Joe Burkett settled in Barbados in 1635.

Contemporary Notables of the name Birkitt (post 1700) +

John Birkitt, American two-time Primetime Emmy nominated producer, known for Dancing with the Stars (2005), Flavor of Love (2006) and The Marriage Ref (2010)
Stephanie Anne Birkitt (b. 1975), American former assistant to David Letterman on Late Show with David Letterman, and also known for Entertainment Tonight (1981) and Criminal Minds (2005)