Show ContentsBobot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Bobot came from the baptismal name for the son of Robert. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from the name Popart, as in N. Popart, Normandy (1180-1195.) 1

Early Origins of the Bobot family

The surname Bobot was first found in Suffolk, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bobot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bobot research. Another 221 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1332, 1500, 1599, 1632, 1641, 1668, 1680, 1719, 1742 and 1753 are included under the topic Early Bobot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bobot Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Bobot family name include Bobart, Bobbet, Bobat, Bobbete, Bobet, Bobitt, Bobbett, Bobert, Bobett and many more.

Early Notables of the Bobot family

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Migration of the Bobot family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Bobot surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Ann Bobett who arrived in Virginia in 1663.



  1. 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)


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