Cobine History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Cobine is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from the given name Jacob.

Early Origins of the Cobine family

The surname Cobine was first found in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Cobine family

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Cobine Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Cobine have been found, including Cobbin, Cobbing, Cobon, Cobin, Cobyn, Cobben, Cobenn, Coblyn, Coblin and many more.

Early Notables of the Cobine family

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Cobine migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Cobine, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were :

Cobine Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Cobine, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 1
Robert Cobine, who arrived in New York in 1824 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)