Bullhead History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bullhead

The name Bullhead is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived in Surrey. "Whilst this may occasionally be a late development of BULLED ‘bull-head’, as regularly explained, the main source is clearly different. We have probably a diminutive of Old French boule ‘round’ found in the French surnames Boule, Boulle, Boulot, Bou/et, Boullot and Boullet which Dauzat explains as ‘un individu gros, arrondi’. The noun bullet is from French boulet, a diminutive of boule ‘ball’ " 1

Another source claims the name denoted a "dweller at the sign of the bull's head; one with a bull-shaped head." 2

Early Origins of the Bullhead family

Early History of the Bullhead family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bullhead research. Another 54 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1379, 1639, 1699, 1716, 1751 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Bullhead History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bullhead Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Bullhead has been spelled many different ways, including Bullhead, Bullitt, Bullet, Bullett, Boleheved, Bullit, Bullhed and many more.

Early Notables of the Bullhead family

• Adam Bullhead, a prominent 14th century landholder in Yorkshire

Migration of the Bullhead family

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Bullheads to arrive in North America: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.