Show ContentsBuddie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

  • Origins Available:
  • Wales
Buddie Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Buddie

What does the name Buddie mean?

A product of the ancient Brythonic Celts of Wales, the name Buddie, is from the Old English personal name Budda, which is derived from the Old English word budda, which means beetle. 1 The root meaning of budda is to swell, and the surname Buddie may also be a nickname applied to a fat person, or perhaps ironically, to a thin one. Another source claims the name was an ancient Anglo-Saxon personal name meaning "messenger." 2

The name was "a strongly established surname as the Hundredorum Rolls prove, some of the fontal names attached suggesting a Flemish origin." 3

Early Origins of the Buddie family

The surname Buddie was first found in Cornwall, where the first entry for the family was in the Latin form, that of Brihtmerus Budde, who appeared as an Old English Byname c. 1025. A few years later, Leofwinus Budda was recorded at Oseney, Oxford in 1135 and later again, Ralph Budde was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Hampshire in 1170. 1

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 include entries for Juliana Budde, Oxfordshire; Iward Bude, Norfolk; William Budde, Oxfordshire; and Simon Bud, Huntingdonshire. 3 All held lands there at that time. In Somerset, we found John Budde, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 4

"The Budds were a well known Winchester family in the early part of the 17th century; they filled the office of mayor and made bequests for the poor. Winchester still has the name. In the forms of Bud, Budd, and Biidde, the name occurred in Oxfordshire and Somersetshire in the reign of Edward I." 5

Early History of the Buddie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Buddie research. Another 153 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1025, 1066, 1135, 1170, 1746, 1756, 1774, 1793, 1797, 1798, 1801, 1821 and 1853 are included under the topic Early Buddie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Buddie Spelling Variations

Although there are not an extremely large number Welsh surnames, there are an inordinately large number of spelling variations of those surnames. This variety of spellings began almost immediately after the acceptance of surnames within Welsh society. As time progressed, these old Brythonic names were eventually were recorded in English. This process was problematic in that many of the highly inflected sounds of the native language of Wales could not be properly captured in English. Some families, however, did decide to modify their own names to indicate a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even a patriotic affiliation. The name Buddie has seen various spelling variations: Budd, Budde, Bud, Budds, Bude and others.

Early Notables of the Buddie family

George Budd (fl. 1756), the English painter, is supposed to have been born in London, where for some time he kept a hosier's shop. Eventually he was led by his taste for drawing to abandon the business and devote himself wholly to art. He practised in portrait, landscape, and sometimes still life. 6 Richard Buud (1746-1821), was an English physician, born in 1746 at Newbury...
Another 64 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Buddie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Buddie family

The Welsh migration to North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries contributed greatly to its rapid development. These migrants were in search of land, work, and freedom. Those Welsh families that survived the long ocean journey were critical to the development of new industries and factories, and to the quick settlement of land. They also added to an ever-growing rich cultural heritage. A search of the immigration and passenger lists has shown a number of people bearing the name Buddie: Giles Budd settled in Virginia in 1639; John Budd settled in New Jersey in 1678; John Budd settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1637; Thomas Budd settled in Nevis in 1722.
  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  3. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  4. 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.
  5. Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
  6. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print

Houseofnames.com on Facebook