Bickegoyd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The name Bickegoyd is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of the Britain and comes from the Old English name Biggegod. The name is made up of two Old English elements: bigge, which means big or large, and god, which means good. "The Anglo-Saxon guth-boda would mean "a war messenger." The Old Norse bodi is a messenger, and gunn, gunnur, gud, Old High German, gund, gunt, war." [1]

Early Origins of the Bickegoyd family

The surname Bickegoyd was first found in Somerset, where the earliest form of the name is Biggegod. [2]

Kirby's Quest listed John Biggegod, Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) [3]

Early History of the Bickegoyd family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bickegoyd research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1349, 1369, 1524, 1606, 1621, 1642, 1798, 1624, 1690, 1624, 1641, 1640 and 1642 are included under the topic Early Bickegoyd History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bickegoyd Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Bickegoyd has been spelled many different ways, including Bidgood, Bidgoode, Biddgood, Biggegod, Bydgood and many more.

Early Notables of the Bickegoyd family (pre 1700)

Distinguished members of the family include John Bidgood (1624-1690), a leading member of the College of Physicians. He was the son of Humphrey Bidgood, an apothecary of Exeter, was born in that city 13 March 1624. "His father was poisoned in 1641 by his servant, Peter Moore, a crime for...
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Migration of the Bickegoyd family

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Bickegoyds to arrive in North America: Richard Bidgood, who arrived in Boston in 1638.

Citations +

Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.