Buckart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Buckart

What does the name Buckart mean?

The name Buckart is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from the baptismal name Buchard, a variant of Burchard.

Early Origins of the Buckart family

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

Early History of the Buckart family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Buckart research. Another 219 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1207, 1273, 1500, 1547, 1669, 1689 and 1748 are included under the topic Early Buckart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Buckart Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Buckart include Bockett, Bocket, Bocard, Bocardi, Bochard, Bockard, Bokett, Bucard, Buchard, Bucket and many more.

Early Notables of the Buckart family

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Buckart migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Buckart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Georg Buckart, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1773 1

Buckart migration to Canada +

Buckart Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Isaac Buckart, who landed in Manitoba in 1876
Abraham Buckart, who landed in Manitoba in 1876

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)