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Bagwell History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Suggested Reading Citations

Bagwell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Early Origins of the Bagwell family

The surname Bagwell was first found in Tipperary "since the late seventeenth century, when the well-known Clonmel family was established there." 1

Before this time, the family claimed Bakewell in Derbyshire as their place of origin. In this case, the placename means "Badeca's spring", from the Old English personal name Badeca. Another source claims the name was for someone who lived at or near the badger's stream, so called from the Old English "bagga" meaning "badger" and the Old English "wella" meaning a "spring, stream". Reaney adds that it is possible to suggest that the surname is sometime a variant form of Backwell which can be traced to the place name so called located in Somerset or Bakewell located in Derbyshire. 2 This surname was brought to Ireland in the early seventeenth century by a family which settled at Clonmel in County Tipperary.

Early History of the Bagwell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bagwell research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1650, 1797, 1847, 1885, 1890, 1909 and 1916 are included under the topic Early Bagwell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bagwell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bagwell, Baggwell, Bagwill and others.

Early Notables of the Bagwell family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

John Bagwell, Irish politician in the Irish House of Commons in 17973...
A noted bearer of the surname includes Richard Bagwell whose works include Ireland Under the Tudors, Vols...

Bagwell Ranking

In the United States, the name Bagwell is the 2,855^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Bagwell family to Ireland

Some of the Bagwell family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 56 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bagwell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bagwell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Henry Bagwell, aged 35, who was aboard the ship "Sea Venture" who wrecked in Bermudas in 1609, they managed to build a new ship to continue to Jamestown in 1610. 5
Thomas Bagwell, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 5
Tho Bagwell, who landed in Virginia in 1653 5
Jaane n.a. SFr Bagwell, Thomas Bagwell, Mary Bagwell, who landed in Maryland in 1670 5
Roger Bagwell, who arrived in Virginia in 1679 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bagwell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Robert Bagwell, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 5

Bagwell migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 6

Bagwell Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Peter Bagwell, who settled in Barbados in 1685

Contemporary Notables of the name Bagwell (post 1700) +

Shaune Bagwell (b. 1973), née Stauffer, an American born fashion model and actress
William Mallory Bagwell (1895-1976), American Major League Baseball outfielder
Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (b. 1968), former American professional baseball player and coach
Marcus Alexander Bagwell (b. 1970), American professional wrestler and actor
Tim Bagwell, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 19th District, 2004
Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973), American Republican politician, College professor; Candidate for Michigan State Auditor General, 1956; Candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1958, 1960; Candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964
J. C. Bagwell, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1924
Harrison Garey Bagwell (1914-1973), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1952, 1960 (alternate); Candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1952
George Bagwell, American politician, Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1946
A. A. Bagwell, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1920
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Bagwell family +

HMS Dorsetshire

Donovan Bagwell (d. 1945), British Corporal aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 7

The Bagwell Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: In fide et in bello fortes
Motto Translation: Firm in faith and in war.

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Force Z Survivors HMS Dorsetshire Crew List, (Retrieved 2018, February 13th), https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listdorsetshirecrew.html