Botha History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Botha family

The surname Botha was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Friesland, a province historically almost independent, but which joined the Union of Utrecht to escape the tyranny of Spain. In the 17th and 18th centuries the house of Nassau-Siegen were stadtholders, but in 1748 William of Nasau-Siegen became Prince William IV of Orange and all the provinces. His grandson became William I, King of the Netherlands 1815. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Botha family

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Botha Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Both, Botha, Bothe, Bade, Bahde, Baade, Botma, Botje, van der Both and many more.

Early Notables of the Botha family

Andries Both (1612-1641), Dutch painter who was part of the group of Dutch and Flemish genre painters active in Rome in the 17th century known as the bamboccianti. Jan Dirksz Both...
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Botha Ranking

South Africa, the name Botha is the 20^th most popular surname with an estimated 128,008 people with that name. 1

Botha migration to the United States +

Botha Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Botha, who landed in America in 1890 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Botha (post 1700) +

Annie Botha (1864-1937), South African civic leader and political hostess, she established an orphanage in South Africa, and co-founded and chaired the South African Women's Federation
Louis Botha (1862-1919), South African general in the Boer War, and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa (1910–1919)
Christiaan Botha (1864-1902), also spelt as Chris Botha and Christian Botha, a Boer general in the Second Boer War (1899 - 1902), brother of Louis and Philip
Mike Botha (b. 1947), raised in South Africa, a Canadian diamond cutter who trained under David du Plessis
Brendon James Botha (b. 1980), better known as BJ Botha, a South African former rugby union player
Lukas "Luki" Botha (1930-2006), Formula One driver from South Africa who raced in the 1967 World Championship Grand Prix, driving a privately entered Brabham BT11
Wendy Botha (b. 1965), South African four-time world surfing champion who won her first title in 1987
Willem Botha (b. 1987), South African singer, actor and music producer
Adriaan Botha (b. 1977), retired South African sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres
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Historic Events for the Botha family +

SS Mendi

Mr. Charles Henry Botha (1870-1917), South African Sergeant, who died aboard the ship "SS Mendi" when she was struck off the coast of the Isle of Wight, England on the 21st February 1917

Sources +

"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)