Buggins History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Buggins

What does the name Buggins mean?

The name Buggins claims Normandy, France as their original homestead. It is here that "Herebertus Bogin occurs in Normandy [in] 1180," according to the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae. 1 Landing in England, sometime after the Conquest, the family had a wide variety of spellings in use at that time. One noted source presumes that name was "a diminutive of the Middle English word bugge meaning ‘hobgoblin, bogey, scarecrow’. 2

Early Origins of the Buggins family

The surname Buggins was first found in Staffordshire where Thomas Buggynges was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1380. A very rare name we must look to the 16th century to find William Buggyns in Devon in 1560. 2

Boggins are characters in a traditional annual event and game named Haxey Hood, which has been held at Haxey, North Lincolnshire, England since the 14th century. For this fun event, Boggins are people of the nearby bog.

Early History of the Buggins family

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Buggins Spelling Variations

Norman surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are largely due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England, as well as the official court languages of Latin and French, also had pronounced influences on the spelling of surnames. Since medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings. The name has been spelled Buggins, Buggin, Buggyn, Buggine, Buggan, Buggans, Boggins, Boggans, Buckins, Buckin, Bockin, Buggen, Buggens and many more.

Early Notables of the Buggins family

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Buggins migration to Australia +

Buggins Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Buggins, British Convict who was convicted in Warwick, Warwickshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Batavia" in October 1817, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Buggins migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Buggins Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

G. F. Buggins, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1863 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Buggins (post 1700) +

Dawn Buggins (b. 1984), Canadian fashion model

Sources +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/batavia
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 7th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html