Bocart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France

Bocart is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the baptismal name Buchard, a variant of Burchard.

Early Origins of the Bocart family

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

Early History of the Bocart family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bocart 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 Bocart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bocart 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. Bocart 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 Bocart family

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Bocart migration to the United States +

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 Bocart or a variant listed above:

Bocart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Martha Bocart, who arrived in Ohio in 1798 1

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)