By History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Early Origins of the By family

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

Early History of the By family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our By research. Another 186 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1300 and 1646 are included under the topic Early By History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

By Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bye, Buy, Boy, Bouie, Bluy, Buie, By, Biye, Bie and others.

Early Notables of the By family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

By of Berwick

Migration of the By family to Ireland

Some of the By family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 38 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

By migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

By Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James By who settled in Virginia in 1660

Contemporary Notables of the name By (post 1700) +

Lt. Colonel John By (1779-1836), English military engineer, best known for supervising the construction of the Rideau Canal, and founding the city Bytown, which would become Ottawa, Canada