Burgh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany
Ireland

The surname Burgh comes from the Middle Dutch word "burch," or "burg," meaning a fortified town. The prefixes "Van" and "den" mean "from" and "the" respectively. Thus this surname means "from the hill". As such, it may have been topographic name for someone who lived by a citadel or walled city; or, it may have been a habitational name, taken on from a place name, such as Burch in South Holland or Burcht in Antwerp province, Belgium.

Early Origins of the Burgh family

The surname Burgh was first found in Holland, in Utrecht, a city and capital of the province of Utrecht. One old family-branch descends from the counts of Bergh, beginning with Constantius de Monte in the 12th century. There was a separate line of counts Van den Berghs in the 16th century.

Early History of the Burgh family

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Burgh Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Burger, Burgen, Burg, Van Burg, Van Burger, Van Burgen, Van den Burger, Van den Burg, Van der Burg, Van den Burgh and many more.

Early Notables of the Burgh family

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Burgh migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Burgh Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Burgh, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 1

Burgh migration to Australia +

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

Burgh Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Eliza Burgh, aged 40, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "William Money" 2
Eliza Burgh, aged 40, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "William Money" in 1849 2
Miss Letitia Burgh (Bird), (b. 1830), aged 20, English nursemaid, from Essex travelling from London aboard the ship "Slains Castle" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 25th January 1851 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Burgh (post 1700) +

Ulick John de Burgh, British Whig politician, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde

Citations +

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 Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) "WILLIAM MONEY" 1848-49. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849WmMoney.htm
The Argus News Paper 27th January 1852 Page 2 (Retrieved 26th April 2019). Retrieved from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4775844?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FA%2Ftitle%2F13%2F1851%2F01%2F27%2Fpage%2F505154%2Farticle%2F4775844