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Ireland Etymology of BookWhat does the name Book mean? The roots of the Book surname reach back to the language of the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The Book surname comes from someone having lived in a place noted for the presence of a ridge that formed a boundary between two distinct areas. It comes from a variant of the word boak or balk, of the same meaning. While historians generally agree upon the aforementioned topographical derivation, most believe that this name actually came from the area called Boak in the parish of Kirkholm. 1 Another source claims the name is "probably a variant of boak, a northern form of balk, a ridge (as a boundary.)" (Weekley) Early Origins of the Book familyThe surname Book was first found in Boak in the parish of Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, part of the former county of Wigtownshire. Early entries for the family are relatively rare as we must look to the 16th century to find the first recorded entry, that of Andrew Boog who witnessed instrument of sasine in 1550. David Book was a merchant in Edinburgh, 1610 and Thomas Baok was a merchant burgess of Stirling in 1622. 1 Early History of the Book familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Book research. Another 321 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1523, 1546, 1576, 1595, 1605, 1613, 1626, 1629, 1632, 1636, 1643, 1652, 1664, 1666, 1668, 1683, 1685, 1688, 1697, 1709, 1775, 1786, 1793, 1797, 1812, 1863 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Book History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Book Spelling VariationsSpelling variations are extremely common among Scottish names dating from this era because the arts of spelling and translation were not yet standardized. Spelling was done by sound, and translation from Gaelic to English was generally quite careless. In different records, Book has been spelled Boag, Boig, Book, Boack, Boge, Bogue, Boak, Bouk, Bouck, Bogues, Bogg, Boggs and many more. Early Notables of the Book familyNotable amongst the family at this time was John Boag (1775-1863), Scottish compiler of the ‘Imperial Lexicon,’ born at Highgate in the parish of Beith, Ayrshire, on 7 Jan. 1775. He matriculated at the university of Glasgow in 1797, and completed his academical course with a view to taking orders in the church of Scotland, but joined the body of independents or Congregationalists, who in 1812 formed themselves into the...
Another 69 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Book Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Book RankingIn the United States, the name Book is the 4,833rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Book family to IrelandSome of the Book family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Book migration to the United States | + |
Those who made the voyage were greeted with ample opportunity to acquire land and a political climate far away from the oppressive monarchy of the old country. They settled along the east coast of what would become Canada and the United States. In the American War of Independence, those who remained loyal to England traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In this century, many Scots living in North America have begun to recover their rich heritage through festivals, highland games, and Clan societies. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has shown early immigrants bearing the name Book:
Book Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Christian Book, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1761 3
Book Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Book, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1812 3
- Ada Fenimore Book, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1896
- Annie Book, aged 18, who landed in America, in 1896
- Augustus Book, who settled in America, in 1896
Book Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Barnet Book, aged 20, who landed in America from England, in 1902
- Dwight Book, aged 39, who immigrated to the United States, in 1908
- G. M. Book, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
- Eva Book, aged 22, who landed in America from Huddersfield, England, in 1914
- Carl Emil Book, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States, in 1919
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| Book migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Book Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. John Book U.E. born in Germany who settled in Canada c. 1783 settled in Canada during the American Revolution 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Book (post 1700) | + |
- William C. Book, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1896 5
- Anthony Keith Book (b. 1934), retired English footballer and manager from Bath
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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