| ![Show Contents]() Butterfeld History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of ButterfeldWhat does the name Butterfeld mean? The ancestry of the name Butterfeld dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in Butterfield, a place in the West Riding of Yorkshire now lost to the modern map. 1 The surname was also familiar in Lancashire, where it is still quite common today. The place-name undoubtedly referred to a meadow particularly suited to dairy cows resulting in exceptional production of milk, cream, and butter. 2 Early Origins of the Butterfeld familyThe surname Butterfeld was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire where the earliest record of the family was found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. Willelmus de Botterfeld and Isabella Botterfeld, both held lands there at that time. 3 While there is no doubt that Yorkshire is the homeland of the Butterfeld family, we would be remiss is we did not mention that Hugh de Buteresfeld was recorded in the Pipe Rolls for Berkshire in 1199. Later in Berkshire, Phillip de Butterfeld was recorded in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1231. 1 Early History of the Butterfeld familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Butterfeld research. Another 122 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1199, 1231, 1300, 1379, 1611 and 1629 are included under the topic Early Butterfeld History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Butterfeld Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Butterfeld have been found, including Butterfield, Buttersfield, Botterfield, Boutterfield and many more. Early Notables of the Butterfeld familyNotables of the family at this time include Robert Butterfield (fl. 1629), an English controversialist who received his academical education at St. John's College, Cambridge. 4Swithun Butterfield (d. 1611), was...
Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Butterfeld Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Butterfeld familyFamilies began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Butterfeld, or a variant listed above: Henry Butterfeild who arrived in Virginia in 1623; Richard Butterfeild, who came to Virginia in 1670; and Henry Butterfeild, who arrived in Virginia in 1699.
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- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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