| ![Show Contents]() Bullitt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The ancestors of the Bullitt surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they 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 Bullitt familyThe surname Bullitt was first found in Surrey where Robert le Bulet was recorded in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1194. Also in Surrey, we found the Subsidy Rolls of 1290 listed Robert le Bolete there as holding lands. 1 Early History of the Bullitt familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bullitt 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 Bullitt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bullitt Spelling VariationsBefore 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 Bullitt include Bullhead, Bullitt, Bullet, Bullett, Boleheved, Bullit, Bullhed and many more. Early Notables of the Bullitt familyNotables of the family at this time include Adam Bullhead, a prominent 14th century landholder in Yorkshire.Some of family remained in France as we found Pierre Bullet (c. 1639-1716) was...
Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bullitt Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bullitt familyA 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: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bullitt (post 1700) | + |
- Katharine Bullitt (1925-2021), née Muller, an American education reformer, civil rights activist, and philanthropist, instrumental in attempts to desegregate Seattle's public schools
- Terrance Bullitt (b. 1991), American CFL football linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos (2017-)
- Cuthbert Bullitt (1740-1791), American planter and lawyer from Prince William County, Virginia
- Joshua Fry Bullitt (1821-1898), American jurist, Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
- Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (1892-1989), American radio and television pioneer who founded King Broadcasting Company, the first woman in the United States to buy and manage a television station
- Alexander Scott Bullitt (1761-1816), American pioneer and statesman, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1800-1804)
- Melvin Terry Bullitt (b. 1984), former American football defensive back for the Indianapolis Colts (2007–2011)
- Thomas Bullitt (1730-1778), American soldier and pioneer from Prince William County, Virginia
- Anne Moen Bullitt (1924-2007), American socialite, philanthropist, horsebreeder and mother was Louise Bryant, the American feminist, political activist, and journalist
- William Marshall Bullitt (1873-1957), American lawyer and author, Solicitor General of the United States (1912-1913)
- ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
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