Budgett

Budgett is a surname.

According to Reaney, Budgett is cognate with Burchard and similar names. However it is not obvious how Burg would transform to Budg.

There is a verbal tradition in the family that they migrated from France and that the name originates from the French word bougette. Bougette, the diminutive of bouge, means a small leather bag, pouch or wallet and is in fact the origin of the ordinary English and French word budget.