Boot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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The name Boot came to England with the ancestors of the Boot family in the Norman Conquest in 1066. The surname Boot is for a maker or seller of boots. 1 The name is derived from the Middle English word bote, which means boot. They were originally from Buat a castle near Falais in Normandy. 2

Early Origins of the Boot family

The surname Boot was first found in Warwickshire where Hugh Bote was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1186. Later, William Bote was recorded in the Hundredorum Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1279 and in 1354, Adam Boot was listed in Kent. 1

Early History of the Boot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boot research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1604, 1628, 1630, 1641, 1642, 1650 and 1653 are included under the topic Early Boot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boot Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Boot, Boots, Boote, Bootes and others.

Early Notables of the Boot family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Boot Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Boot is the 297th most popular surname with an estimated 5,032 people with that name. 3


Boot migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Boot or a variant listed above were:

Boot Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Boot Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Boot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Boot migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Boot Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Boot (post 1700) +
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