Arbo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Arbo family

The surname Arbo was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Arbo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arbo research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1519, 1595 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Arbo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Arbo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Arbault, Arbaut, Arbos, Harbaud, Harbo, Arbod, Arbou, Arboult, Arbout, Arbaud, Arboud, Arbaux, Arboux, Arbous, Arbaus, Harbaut, Arbois, Arboys, Arbot and many more.

Early Notables of the Arbo family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Thoinot Arbeau (1519-1595), pen name of Jehan Tabourot, French author, best known for his Orchésographie, a study of late...
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Arbo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Arbo Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Peeter Arbo, who settled in Virginia in 1658
Poster Arbo, who arrived in Virginia in 1658 1

Arbo Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Arbo, who settled in New York in 1761
John Arbo, who landed in New York, NY in 1761 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)