The ancient roots of the Burlingam family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Burlingam comes from when the family lived in Norfolk, where they took their name from the village of Burlingham. The place name Burlingham is a constructed of two elements, Burling and -ame. The first element, Burling, is believed to be derived from a diminutive form of an Old English given name, probably from Burgheard or Baerla, while the second element, -ame, is derived from ham, from the Old Norse hami, meaning homestead. The full name means "Burling's homestead".
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Early Origins of the Burlingam family
The surname Burlingam was first found in Norfolk, at Lingwood and Burlingham, a civil parish, comprising the large village of Lingwood and the smaller villages of Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham.
Early History of the Burlingam family
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Burlingam Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Burlingam has appeared include Burlingham, Byrlingham, Burlingame, Burlinghame, Burlyngham and many more.
Early Notables of the Burlingam family
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Migration of the Burlingam family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Burlingam arrived in North America very early: George Burlingham who arrived in Virginia in 1634; Deborah Burlingham, who settled in Maryland in 1669; as well as Ransler and Reuben Burlingham, who were naturalized in Upper Canada in 1830..
