Bundage History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bundage

What does the name Bundage mean?

Bundage is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from a family once having lived in the settlement of Bowditch, an estate in the county of Dorset. 1 The place name literally means "arched bridge ditch." 2

Early Origins of the Bundage family

The surname Bundage was first found in Dorset, in southern England, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

"The family of Bowditch anciently held in part a manor and farm in Chardstock, which bore their name. John Bowditch, of Chardstock, gent., had property there in the time of Elizabeth I." 3

Early History of the Bundage family

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Bundage Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Bundage has been recorded under many different variations, including Bowditch, Bowdich, Bowdidge and others.

Early Notables of the Bundage family

Distinguished members of the family include Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), American mathematician and author of "Bowditch's American Practical Navigator," an encyclopedia of navigation.Thomas Bowdich (1791-1824), was an African traveller, born...
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Migration of the Bundage family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Bundage or a variant listed above: Walter Bowditch arrived in Philadelphia in 1878; James Bowdidge settled in New England in 1774.

Sources +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.