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Early Origins of the Bockmann family

The surname Bockmann was first found in Mecklenburg, where the name Boeckmann contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the national conflicts of the area.

Early History of the Bockmann family

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Bockmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boeckmann, Boeckman, Boechmann, Boechman, Boeckemann, Boeckeman, Boechemann, Boecheman, Bochmonn, Bokman, Bokmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Bockmann family

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United States Bockmann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bockmann Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Andres Bockmann, age 22, who settled in Noblestown in 1777
  • Andr Hr Bockmann, who arrived in America in 1777 1
Bockmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • H Bockmann, who landed in North America in 1832 1
  • Joh Theodor Bockmann, who arrived in America in 1836 1
  • Johanne Theodore Bockmann who arrived in America in 1836
  • W. Bockmann, age 36, who also settled in New York City in 1844
  • Catherine M. Bockmann who was recorded as having arrived in Cincinnati in 1846
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

New Zealand Bockmann migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Bockmann Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Lena Bockmann, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "John Masterman" in 1857


  1. 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)


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