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Etymology of Bartleman

What does the name Bartleman mean?

The ancient roots of the Bartleman family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Bartleman comes from when the family lived in Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Bartleman family

The surname Bartleman was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bartleman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bartleman research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1400, 1500, 1661, 1708, 1750, 1769, 1780 and 1821 are included under the topic Early Bartleman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bartleman Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Bartleman has appeared include Bartlam, Bartlum, Barthlam, Bartlan, Batelman, Bartleman and many more.

Early Notables of the Bartleman family

Notables of the family at this time include

  • James Bartleman (1769-1821), who acquired great fame as a vocalist in the choir at Westminster Abbey


Bartleman migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Bartleman arrived in North America very early:

Bartleman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Adam Bartleman journeyed to Philadelphia in 1754

Contemporary Notables of the name Bartleman (post 1700) +

  • Frank Bartleman (1871-1936), American Pentecostal writer, evangelist and missionary
  • Richard Milne Bartleman (b. 1863), American politician, U.S. Consul in Antigua, 1895-96; Malaga, 1896-98, 1899-1900; Geneva, 1900; Valencia, 1901-03; Cadiz, 1903-04; Seville, 1904-06; Madrid, 1907-09; Cienfuegos, 1914-17 1
  • James Bartleman (1769-1821), English bass singer
  • James Karl Bartleman OC OOnt (1939-2023), Canadian diplomat and author who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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