Turbutt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Turbutt

What does the name Turbutt mean?

The name Turbutt was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the Norman given name Terbert.

Early Origins of the Turbutt family

The surname Turbutt was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat. The definition that the name was derived from the name of a fish can be discounted as Victorian historians whimsical nonsense. The family held a family seat in Yorkshire and was a noble name during the time of King Richard 1st (about 1190 A.D.) and all indications are that this was a Norman name which appeared in the Domesday Book, 1 a survey of England taken by Duke William of Normandy in the year 1086 A.D., after his conquest of England in 1066 A.D. and appears as Turbert, a person holding lands.

Early History of the Turbutt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Turbutt research. Another 147 words (10 lines of text) covering the year 1710 is included under the topic Early Turbutt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Turbutt Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Turbutt, Turbott, Turbert, Turbett, Turbot and many more.

Early Notables of the Turbutt family

William Turbutt of Mount St. John

Turbutt migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Turbutt or a variant listed above were:

Turbutt Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Michael Turbutt, who arrived in Maryland in 1680 2

Turbutt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Isaac Turbutt, who settled in Maryland in 1736
William Turbutt, who landed in North America in 1745

Sources +

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)