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Budgen Surname Meaning

Perhaps a variant of Bodiam pronounced [bɔʤəm]. In the registers of Maidstone (Kent) the husband and wife William and Elizabeth Bodiom 1676 alias Bodiam 1678 alias Bodyham 1691 in IGI appear to be identical with William and Elizabeth Bodgiam 1674 and 1681 alias Bodgham 1682 and 1689 in IGI.

The vowel shift to give Budgen is apparently illustrated in Joan Bodgeam 1603 Edward Budgen 1681 Jemima Buching 1785 in IGI (Cranbrook Kent) but it may occur a century earlier in Penshurst (as Butchin and Budgen).

Alternatively, perhaps from Bodsham in Elmstead (Kent) with /ds/ becoming /ʤ/ and /ʧ/. The place-name denoted the homestead (Old English hām) of a man named with the Old English personal name *Bodd(e).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Budgen families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Budgen family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Budgen families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 99 Budgen families living in Sussex. This was about 48% of all the recorded Budgen's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Budgen families in 1891.
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What did your Budgen ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Gardener and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Budgen. 13% of Budgen men worked as a Gardener and 76% of Budgen women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Budgen were General Labourer and Domestic Servant.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Gardener
    13%
  • Motor Driver
    7%
  • Milk Roundsman
    7%
  • General Labourer
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    76%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Domestic Duties
    3%
  • Domestic Servant
    3%

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Between 1965 and 2004, in the United States, Budgen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 1978. The average life expectancy for Budgen in 1965 was 78, and 88 in 2004.

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