About the Birket Surname

Birket is an established spelling of the English surname Birkett. The family name meaning is “birch headland”, the same as for Birkett.

How the spelling arose

Birket drops the “t” of Birkett, a simplification that clerks often made. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Burkett.

In the records

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Birkett surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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