name. The name was originally given to a person who worked as a builder or a stone mason. The surname is a derivative of the Old English verb
from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bylder research.
Another 357 words (26 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1379 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Bylder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.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 Bylder has appeared include Builder, Bulder, Buildar, Bilder, Bylder and others.
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 Bylder arrived in North America very early: a number of settlers who arrived by the 19th century.