Burwood History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Burwood family

The surname Burwood was first found in Berwickshire where they were a family of great antiquity deriving their surname from Berwick or Barwick, which, when arriving south in England in the early 15th century became Burwood, Berwood, Burward, Burwald.

There is also a Burwood in Shropshire which dates back centuries. Burwardsley is found in Cheshire and dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was first listed as Burwardeslei. Literally this place name means "woodland clearing of the fort-keeper, or of a man called Buregweard." ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)

Early History of the Burwood family

Burwood Spelling Variations

Early Notables of the Burwood family (pre 1700)

Migration of the Burwood family to the New World and Oceana

Contemporary Notables of the name Burwood (post 1700)

Burwood Family Crest Products

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