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The name Bawould has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in or near the village of Bowood, in the parish of Netherbury in Dorset.
The surname Bawould was first found in Dorset, where the name is associated with the village of Bowood in the parish of Netherbury. In the Domesday Book survey of 1086 Bowood was recorded as lands held by the Bishop of Salisbury. 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bawould research. Another 171 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1377 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Bawould History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Bawould have been found, including Bowd, Bowood, Bowode, Bowed, Bowwd, Bowoode and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Bawould Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Bawould, or a variant listed above: A. Bowde, who arrived in New Jersey in 1664.