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BURDETTE:
Origin: French variant of Burdett
Burdette Surname History
The Burdette Surname has several different variations,
such as Bourdet, Burdett, Burdet, etc. This is mainly due to the spelling of the person documenting the name. I know, even
in modern times, I have watched as people have spelled my name in some of the most outlandish ways, the most humorous was
a nurse who spelled my name as Birdate. I had to ask her, "Just what did that bird eat?". When researching the Burdette Surname
it would be wise to consider all possible variations.
The beginnings of this family name started around 940 a.d.
with a descendant of the Viking King- Stirgut The Stout named Thorfinn Rollo. Rollo invaded France, and took victory over
Paris. It was then that, Charles the Simple (French King) surrendered and in settlement granted Rollo control of Northern
France. As ruler of Northern France, Rollo accepted the title of the first Duke of Normandy. He then married the daughter
of the defeated King and converted to Christianity.
In the year 1066 another Duke of Normandy named William
invaded England. In history this Duke has been named William the Conqueror. William was a direct descendant of Rollo. There
were two Norman nobles who joined William in his English invasion that carried the BURDETTE surname, although spelled differently
they were recorded as Hugue and Robert Bourdet. The two brothers Robert and Hugh Bourdet appear in the Role of Battle Abbey
and as sub-tenants of Leicestershire in the Doomsday Book
In England, the Burdette family shows it's roots in Leicestershire.
It is there that they are recorded as " a family of great antiquity seated at Bramcote, and were ancestors of the Knights
of Bramcote."
The Burdettes were granted an official coat of arms, issued
by the King for loyalty. William Burdet, in 1223, was a member of the crusaders who went to the Holy Land. Prior to their
arrival in England, the family went by the name Bourdet, who were Barons of Cuilly near Falaise in Normandy France. Other
members of the family included William Burditt who came to Virginia in 1615, and George Burdett who settled in Salem in 1635.
Interesting People and Places with Burdette surname
BURDETTE, ARKANSAS
BURDETTE STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA
BURDETTE PARK, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
BURDETTE TOMLIN MEDICAL, NEW JERSY
NICOLE BURDETTE, ACTRESS
LEW BURDETTE, PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
ERIN BURDETTE, WOMEN'S TENNIS
BLAKE BURDETTE, PROFESSIONAL RUGBY & COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Growing up in my small Alabama town, I never once met anyone, except my own kin of course, that had the
same last name as I did. I was almost postive my family were the only Burdette's in the world.
It was this rarity that made others seem to be overtaken with the name. While I was still in school,
a classmate of mine always refered to me by my last name, Burdette. It wasn't until our freshman year that I finally
asked him "Why do you call me by my last name?" His answer was flattering "Because it is a pretty name." Just recently another
friend of mine used the surname in a story he was writing because he claimed the name was "Truly Stunning." He was right,
it is a stunning name that I carry proudly.
Lilburn Tower has been said to be connected to the Burdette surname. Click on Photo to learn more about
Lilburn Tower.
Mussegros Castle of France
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Leicestershire, England
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