Bulit History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bulit

The present generation of the Bulit family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in Surrey. "Whilst this may occasionally be a late development of BULLED ‘bull-head’, as regularly explained, the main source is clearly different. We have probably a diminutive of Old French boule ‘round’ found in the French surnames Boule, Boulle, Boulot, Bou/et, Boullot and Boullet which Dauzat explains as ‘un individu gros, arrondi’. The noun bullet is from French boulet, a diminutive of boule ‘ball’ " 1

Another source claims the name denoted a "dweller at the sign of the bull's head; one with a bull-shaped head." 2

Early Origins of the Bulit family

Early History of the Bulit family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bulit research. Another 54 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1379, 1639, 1699, 1716, 1751 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Bulit History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bulit Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bulit include Bullhead, Bullitt, Bullet, Bullett, Boleheved, Bullit, Bullhed and many more.

Early Notables of the Bulit family

Notables of the family at this time include Adam Bullhead, a prominent 14th century landholder in Yorkshire.Some of family remained in France as we found Pierre Bullet (c. 1639-1716) was...
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Migration of the Bulit family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bulit were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.