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Early Origins of the Buggy family

The surname Buggy was first found in Hamburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. Bugge is also connected to several place names in the Holstein region.

Early History of the Buggy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Buggy research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1720 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Buggy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Buggy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bugge, Buggen, Buggenhagen, Buggenhout, Bügler, Buglet, Buge, Buggemann, Buggenhoff and many more.

Early Notables of the Buggy family

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United States Buggy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Buggy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Catherine Buggy, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1847
  • Catharine Buggy, who sailed to Massachusetts in 1847 as a bonded passenger
  • Bridget, Patrick, and Judy Buggy, who, who arrived in New York in 1854
  • Bridget Buggy, aged 17, who landed in New York in 1854 1
  • Judy Buggy, aged 9, who arrived in New York in 1854 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Buggy migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Buggy Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • John Buggy, who immigrated to St. John's Newfoundland in 1825 2
  • John and Mary Crawley Buggy and their daughter Mary, who settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1827
  • Mary Crowley Buggy, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1831
  • Patrick Buggy and James Buggy, who were recorded in the 1871 census in Ontario

Australia Buggy migration to Australia +

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

Buggy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Judy Buggy, aged 20, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Rodney" 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Buggy (post 1700) +

  • Niall Buggy, award-winning Irish theatre and movie actor


  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)
  2. Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
  3. South Australian Register Wednesday 21st February 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Rodney 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/rodney1855.shtml


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