Butterword History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Butterword

What does the name Butterword mean?

The present generation of the Butterword 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 the settlement of Butterworth, which was found in the parish in Rochdale in Lancashire county.

Early Origins of the Butterword family

The surname Butterword was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Butterword family

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Butterword 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 Butterword include Butterworth, Butterworths and others.

Early Notables of the Butterword family

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Migration of the Butterword 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 Butterword were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Thomas Butterworth of Atlanta, Georgia, who was descended from an early migrant family from Lancashire, and he matriculated his Arms from Atlanta in 1895.