The name Byggarstoom first arose amongst the
Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived in one of several places named Bickerton. Bickerton is the name of various townships in the parish of Malpas in
Cheshire in the parish of Rothburg in
Northumberland, and in the parish of Bilton, in the West Riding of
Yorkshire. The toponym
Bickerton is derived from the Old English
beocere, which means
bee-keeper, and tun, which originally denoted a fence or enclosure. However this came to mean
enclosure round a house, homestead, village or town at an early date. Thus the name can be understood to mean
village of the bee-keeper.
Early Origins of the Byggarstoom family
The surname Byggarstoom was first found in
Cheshire, where they held a
family seat from ancient times, long before the
Norman Conquest in 1066.
Early History of the Byggarstoom family
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Byggarstoom 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 Byggarstoom has appeared include Bickerton, Bickertown, Beckertoun, Bikerton, Bikarton and many more.
Early Notables of the Byggarstoom family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Byggarstoom 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 Byggarstoom arrived in North America very early: Joan Bickerton who settled in Barbados in 1675; George Bickerton settled in Pennsylvania in 1772; John in Philadelphia in 1773; Thomas settled in New
England in 1753..
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