Burleson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Burleson come from when the family resided in the village of Burleston in Dorset.

Early Origins of the Burleson family

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

Early History of the Burleson family

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Burleson Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Burleson has been recorded under many different variations, including Burleson, Burleston, Burlison, Burlyson, Burlson and many more.

Early Notables of the Burleson family

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Burleson Ranking

In the United States, the name Burleson is the 2,774^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1

Burleson migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Burleson or a variant listed above:

Burleson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hopson Burleson, who arrived in Texas in 1835 2
R. Burleson who arrived in San Francisco in 1856

Contemporary Notables of the name Burleson (post 1700) +

Omar Truman Burleson (1906-1991), Texas county judge and American congressman
Edward Burleson (1798-1851), American pioneer, soldier and politician, a senator, then vice president of the Republic of Texas
Rick Burleson (b. 1951), American Major League Baseball player
Albert S Burleson (1863-1937), United States Postmaster General and Congressman

Historic Events for the Burleson family +

USS Indianapolis

Martin Lafayette Burleson (1921-1945), American crew member on board the ship "USS Indianapolis" when she was on a top secret trip for the first nuclear weapon, she was sunk by Japanese Navy on 30th July 1945, he was one of the many who were killed in the sinking due to exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning and shark attacks 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Final Crew List, retrieved 2021, October 30th Retrieved from https://www.ussindianapolis.com/final-crew