Bunning History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany
Ireland

The Anglo-Saxon name Bunning comes from when its first bearer worked as a person who was a slayer of men in battle. The name means warrior or solider.

Early Origins of the Bunning family

The surname Bunning was first found in London, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Bunning family

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Bunning Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Bunning include Banning, Baning, Bannin and others.

Early Notables of the Bunning family

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Migration of the Bunning family to Ireland

Some of the Bunning family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bunning migration to the United States +

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Bunning or a variant listed above:

Bunning Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nicolaus Bunning, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805 1
John Bunning, aged 29, who landed in Missouri in 1848 1

Bunning migration to Australia +

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

Bunning Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Bunning, (b. 1820), aged 28, Canadian soldier who was convicted in La Prairie, Quebec, Canada for 14 years , transported aboard the "Bangalore" on 1st January 1850, arriving in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, he died in 1854 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Bunning (post 1700) +

James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (1931-2017), American professional baseball pitcher and politician, United States Senator from Kentucky (1999-2011), inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
James Bunstone Bunning (1802-1863), English architect, born on 6 Oct. 1802, the son of a London surveyor 3

Historic Events for the Bunning family +

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Werner Bünning (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/australasia
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details