Burd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England-Alt
England
Ireland

The Anglo-Saxon name Burd comes from its first bearer, who was a person who worked as a bird catcher or someone who had birdlike characteristics.

Early Origins of the Burd family

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

Early History of the Burd family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burd research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1543, 1623 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Burd History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Burd Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bird, Byrd, Byrde and others.

Early Notables of the Burd family

More information is included under the topic Early Burd Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Burd Ranking

In the United States, the name Burd is the 8,502^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Burd family to Ireland

Some of the Burd family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 83 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Burd migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Burd Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Burd, aged 18, who arrived in Virginia in 1634 aboard the ship "Bonaventure" coming via St. Domingo 2
Symon Burd, aged 20, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Susan and Ellin", bound for Chelsea 2
Tho Burd, aged 16, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 2
Mary Burd, who arrived in Virginia in 1662 2
Nath Burd, who landed in Virginia in 1662 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Burd Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edward Burd, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 2
Margaret Burd, who landed in Virginia in 1724 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Burd (post 1700) +

James M. Burd (b. 1931), American politician, Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1977-1990)
George Burd (1793-1844), American Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Edward Burd (1749-1833), American Revolutionary War officer in Pennsylvania
James Burd (1726-1793), colonial American soldier in the French and Indian War
Steven A. Burd (b. 1949), American President and CEO of Safeway Inc
Theodore Burd, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1937 3
James M. Burd, American Republican politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives 12th District; Elected 1980 3
Harry M. Burd, American politician, Burgess of Brownsville, Pennsylvania, 1929 3
H. Floyd Burd, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964; Chair of Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1955 3
George B. Burd, American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Senate 50th District, 1911-12; Defeated, 1922 3
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Burd family +

Triangle Waist Company

Miss Augusta Burd, American who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she survived the fire 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire