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2013 Where did the English Butlin family come from? What is the
English Butlin family crest and coat of arms? When did the
Butlin family first arrive in the United States? Where did the
various branches of the family go? What is the Butlin family
history?The Anglo-Saxon name Butlin comes from when the family
resided in Norfolk,where the family was found since the early
Middle Ages. The English language only became standardized in
the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are
common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English
language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names
evolved. Butlin has been recorded under many different
variations, including Butlin, Butevilain, Buteuillanus,
Butevilein, Botevileyn, Botevilein, Botevelyn, Butveleyn,
Butlyn, Butlen, Botlin and many more. First found in Norfolk,
but early records also revealed that the name was found in
Northamptonshire where Boutevillaine was changed