Origins Available: Dutch,
English
The history of the Bogard name began with the ancient
Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the baptismal name
Buchard, a variant of Burchard.
Early Origins of the Bogard family
The surname Bogard was first found in
Lincolnshire, where they held a
family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Bogard family
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Bogard Spelling Variations
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore,
spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Bogard family name include Bockett, Bocket, Bocard, Bocardi, Bochard, Bockard, Bokett, Bucard, Buchard, Bucket and many more.
Early Notables of the Bogard family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Bogard family to the New World and Oceana
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for
Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Bogard surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Mary Bucket who arrived in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1621; Dorothy Bucket, who arrived in Virginia in 1714; Abraham Bogart, a Loyalist who came to Canada from America in 1796.
Contemporary Notables of the name Bogard (post 1700)
- Steve Bogard, American songwriter who has written over 1050 songs for Michelle Wright, Steve Wariner, Tanya Tucker, Tracy Byrd, Suzy Bogguss and many more
- Chris Bogard, American model and beauty pageant competitor, Miss Texas USA 1991
- John Richard "Dick" Bogard Jr. (1937-2003), American minor league baseball player, manager and Scouting Director for the Oakland Athletics from 1984 to 1994
- Jerrod Bogard, American actor and director, known for Gatorman (2006), A Clown Carol: The Marley Murder Mystery (2007) and The Horror of H.P. Lovecraft (2006)
- Jason Bogard, American financial controller to the movie industry, known for his work on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1 and 2 (2014 and 2015) and many more
- Benjamin Marcus "Ben" Bogard (1868-1951), American Baptist clergyman, author, editor, educator and radio broadcaster
- Delia Bogard (1921-1995), American film actress and dancer, best known for her roles in Mickey the Romeo (1930), Mickey's Winners (1930) and Mickey's Athletes (1928); she appeared in 58 films
- Daniel Bogard (b. 1991), English footballer