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Early Origins of the Huddart family

The surname Huddart was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Huddart family

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Huddart Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Huddart include Huddart, Huddert, Huthart, Hudart, Hudert, Huddard and many more.

Early Notables of the Huddart family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • Sir Joseph Huddart, Knight


Huddart migration to the United States +

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Huddart or a variant listed above:

Huddart Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Benjamin Huddart, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1835
  • Richard Townsend Huddart, who landed in New York, NY in 1836 1
  • Richard Townsend Huddart to New York in 1836 then to San Francisco in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Huddart (post 1700) +

  • Dick "Tiger" Huddart (1936-2021), English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, father of the late rugby league footballer, Milton Huddart
  • Joseph Huddart (1741-1816), English hydrographer and manufacturer, born on 11 Jan. 1741 at Allonby in Cumberland, where his father was a shoemaker and farmer 2
  • David Huddart Ph.D., British Geologist and Chair of the Faculty Graduate Research Committee of Liverpool John Moores University
  • Steven J Huddart Ph.D., KPMG., Professor of Accounting at Penn State University
  • Carol Mahood Huddart (b. 1938), Canadian judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and former President of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (1995-1997)


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 7 August 2020


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