Boote History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

When the ancestors of the Boote family arrived in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066, they brought their name with them. It is a name for a maker or seller of boots. 1 The name is derived from the Middle English word bote, which means boot. They were originally from Buat a castle near Falais in Normandy. 2

Early Origins of the Boote family

The surname Boote was first found in Warwickshire where Hugh Bote was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1186. Later, William Bote was recorded in the Hundredorum Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1279 and in 1354, Adam Boot was listed in Kent. 1

Early History of the Boote family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boote research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1604, 1628, 1630, 1641, 1642, 1650 and 1653 are included under the topic Early Boote History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boote Spelling Variations

Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Boot, Boots, Boote, Bootes and others.

Early Notables of the Boote family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Arnold Boate, De Boot, Bootius or Botius (1600?-1653?), Hebraist, the son of Godefrid de Boot of Gorcom, Holland. Born about 1600 he graduated at the university of Leyden, where he received the degree of doctor of medicine, and applied himself assiduously to the study of Hebrew rabbinical writings. His labours in that direction were mainly in relation to questions which had been raised concerning the various readings in the Hebrew text of the Bible, and the possibility of correcting them by the Septuagint. Boate's first work appears to have been that produced in...
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Boote migration to the United States +

To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Boote or a variant listed above:

Boote Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Joann Boote, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 3
Tho Boote, who arrived in Virginia in 1662 3
Richard Boote, who landed in Maryland in 1678 3

Boote migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Boote Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

George Boote, English convict from Chester, who was transported aboard the "Almorah" on April 1817, settling in New South Wales, Australia 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Boote (post 1700) +

George Boote (1878-1930), English football goalkeeper who played from 1901 to 1906
Charles Boote, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire
Mr. Thomas Boote, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1688 to 1689
Henry Ernest Boote (1865-1949), Australian editor, journalist, propagandist, poet, and fiction writer
Robert Boote, American philosopher and professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
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)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Almorah voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1817 with 180 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/almorah/1817