Bochard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bochard family

Early History of the Bochard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bochard research. Another 219 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1207, 1273, 1500, 1547, 1669, 1689 and 1748 are included under the topic Early Bochard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bochard Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Bochard has been recorded under many different variations, including Bockett, Bocket, Bocard, Bocardi, Bochard, Bockard, Bokett, Bucard, Buchard, Bucket and many more.

Early Notables of the Bochard family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

• Richard Bochard, a prominent 13th century landholder in Bedfordshire

Bochard Ranking

In France, the name Bochard is the 8,689^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Bochard family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Bochard or a variant listed above: Mary Bucket who arrived in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1621; Dorothy Bucket, who arrived in Virginia in 1714; Abraham Bogart, a Loyalist who came to Canada from America in 1796.