The name Burnikell first arose amongst the
Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived in
Warwickshire, where they took their name from the hamlet of
Barnacle in the parish of Bulkington, six miles from Coventry.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)Early Origins of the Burnikell family
The surname Burnikell was first found in
Warwickshire at Barnacle, a hamlet, in the parish of Bulkington, union of Nuneaton, Kirby division of the
hundred of Knightlow.
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. "It is mentioned in the Conqueror's survey, and is supposed to have anciently belonged to the family of Fitzwith."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. At that time it was spelt Bernhangre.
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Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) The place name literally means "wooded slope by a barn," from the Old English words "bere-aern" + "hangra."
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Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Early History of the Burnikell family
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Burnikell 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 Burnikell has appeared include Barnacle, Barnicle, Bernicle, Barnackle, Barnackell, Barnaucle and many more.
Early Notables of the Burnikell family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Burnikell family to the New World and Oceana
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 Burnikell arrived in North America very early: John Barnacle who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1772.