Butterwick Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Buy JPG Image »

The Anglo-Saxon name Butterwick comes from the family having resided in Butterwick, a place-name found in various locations throughout England. There is a Butterwick in Durham, where it was recorded in 1131 as Boterwyk; Lincolnshire, where in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was the site of two churches on lands held by Guy de Craon; in North Yorkshire, where there are two villages called Butterwick; and in Humber, where there are found East and West Butterwick. Butterwick means dairy farm where butter is made.

Butterwick Early Origins

PDF Coat of Arms
+ Extended History

PDF Coat of Arms + Extended Surname History

Buy PDF History »

The surname Butterwick was first found in Lincolnshire, where Butterwick is a village that dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed there as Boterwyk and Butrvic. East and West Butterwick are parishes and villages in the same shire and were listed as Butreuuic at that time. There are two villages named Butterwick in North Yorkshire. Both are listed in the Domesday Book and were listed as Butruic.

Butterwick Spelling Variations

Butterwick has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Butterick, Buttrick, Butterwick, Boterwyk, Buterwyk, Butterwyk and many more.

Butterwick Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Butterwick research. Another 489 words (35 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1262, 1327, 1379, 1500, 1700, and 1755 are included under the topic Early Butterwick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Butterwick Early Notables (pre 1700)

More information is included under the topic Early Butterwick Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Butterwicks to arrive on North American shores:

Butterwick Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Butterwick, aged 17, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)

Butterwick Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Butterwick, aged 28, who settled in America, in 1892

Butterwick Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Clara Butterwick, aged 29, who landed in America, in 1902
Edith Butterwick, aged 2, who emigrated to the United States, in 1902
Richard Butterwick, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1918

Contemporary Notables of the name Butterwick (post 1700)

Richard Butterwick, English author of "Poland's Last King and English Culture: Stanislaw August Poniatowski, 1732-1798"
Cameron Butterwick, British actor
Shauna Butterwick, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia

Butterwick Family Crest Products

Citations

^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
^ 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)

Other References

Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
...

The Butterwick Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Butterwick Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 25 November 2016 at 20:11.