Botman Surname History

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England

Etymology of Botman

What does the name Botman mean?

The name Botman finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxons of England. It was given to one who worked as a person who was a sailor or otherwise worked with boats.

Early Origins of the Botman family

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

Early History of the Botman family

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Botman Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Botman has been recorded under many different variations, including Boatman, Boatmane, Boatmain, Bootman, Boteman, Botman and many more.

Early Notables of the Botman family

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Botman migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Botman or a variant listed above:

Botman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Botman, aged 22, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 1

Sources +

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)