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![Show Contents]() Burgett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Burgett familyThe surname Burgett was first found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat at Burghill, a parish, in the hundred of Grimsworth. 1 They later acquired estates at Thinghill. However, their descent can be traced by to the Domesday Book, 2 where conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands and village of Burghill, held by Alfred of Marlborough who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Burgill held a mill and 25 eel ponds. Early History of the Burgett familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burgett research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1140, 1159, 1172, 1442, 1510, 1545, 1572, 1600, 1641, 1645, 1646 and 1665 are included under the topic Early Burgett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Burgett Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Burghill, Burgehill, Burghil, Burghall, Burghal, Burkhill, Birkhill, Burkell, Berghill, Berghil, Bergle, Burgle and many more. Early Notables of the Burgett familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Robert Burhill or Burghill (1572-1641), English divine, born at Dymock, Gloucestershire, descended from the Burghills of Thinghill, Herefordshire. 3
Henry Burkhead (fl. 1645), was an English dramatist, a merchant of Bristol and author of a tragedy, 'Cola's Fury, or Lirenda's Misery,' which was never acted, and probably was not written for the stage...
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Burgett Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Burgett RankingIn the United States, the name Burgett is the 5,716th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 4  Migration of the Burgett family to Ireland
Some of the Burgett family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Burgett Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Burgett, who landed in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1849 5
- Charles R. Burgett, aged 22, who settled in America, in 1894
- Lina Burgett, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
Burgett Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Miss T. G. Burgett, who settled in America, in 1904
- P. A. Burgett, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Barbados, in 1904
- Sadie A. Burgett, aged 37, who landed in America, in 1909
- Henry P. Burgett, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1923
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Burgett Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Arthur Burgett, aged 48, who immigrated to Regina, Canada, in 1918
| Contemporary Notables of the name Burgett (post 1700) | + |
- Donald R. Burgett (b. 1925), American writer and World War II paratrooper, member of "The Screaming Eagles" who landed in Normandy on the morning of D-Day
- Arthur Edward Burgett, Canadian Anglican bishop, Bishop of Edmonton, Alberta (1932-1941)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- "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)
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