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The name Boutflower is of Anglo-Saxon origin. It was name for a beautiful or exceptionally beautiful person. The surname Boutflower is derived from the French beau and flour, which means fair flower. The name was given to a particularly beautiful person, and over the years was changed to Boughtflower. Alternately, this surname may be a nickname for a miller, being derived from the Old English bulte which means sift, and flour which means flour.
The surname Boutflower was first found in Gloucestershire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boutflower research. Another 163 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1280, 1303, 1357, 1505, 1511, 1539, 1568 and 1702 are included under the topic Early Boutflower 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 Boutflower have been found, including Boutflower, Beauflower, Bulteflour, Bownflower, Bowtefflowre and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Boutflower 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 powerful new nations. Among early immigrants of the Boutflower surname to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.