Burkardt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Burkardt family

The surname Burkardt was first found in Swabia, where the name was closely identified in early medieval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history. The name would later emerge as a noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches, and would become noted for its involvement in social, economic, and political affairs.

Saint Burchard (d. 754), was the first bishop of Würzburg and it believed to have been from a noble English family, "but beyond this fact there is nothing authentic known respecting his origin. He was one of the most active associates of his countryman, St. Boniface, Archbishop of Mayence. In the autumn of 741 he was consecrated bishop of Würzburg by Boniface, who at the same time established two other bishoprics, Buraburg and Eichstädt, to which he appointed his friends Witta and Willibald. " 1

Early History of the Burkardt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burkardt research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1450, 1506 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Burkardt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Burkardt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Burkhard, Burkhardt, Burckhard, Burckhardt, Burkhart, Burckhart, Burkholder and many more.

Early Notables of the Burkardt family

Notables with the surname Burkardt during this period were Johann Burchard, also spelled Johannes Burchart (c.1450 - 1506), an Alsatian-born priest and chronicler during the Italian Renaissance; and...
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Burkardt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Burkardt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Burkardt, who landed in America in 1858 2
Leonh Burkardt, who arrived in America in 1859 2
Franz Burkardt, who landed in St Clair County, El in 1860 2

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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)