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![Show Contents]() Dubbs Surname History
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 Scotland
The annals of Scottish history reveal that Dubbs was first used as a name by ancestors of the Pictish tribe of ancient Scotland. The Dubbs family lived on the lands of Dipple in Morayshire where the name can be found since very early times. The name means dweller by the hollow and is originally derived from the personal name Theobald. Early Origins of the Dubbs familyThe surname Dubbs was first found in Moray, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Dubbs familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dubbs research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1328, 1332, 1464, 1476 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Dubbs History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dubbs Spelling VariationsBefore the first dictionaries appeared in the last few hundred years, scribes spelled according to sound. spelling variations are common among Scottish names. Dubbs has been spelled Dibble, Dipple, Diball, Dybell, Dyball, Dippel, Diable, Dibel, Dible, Tipple, Tippell, Tibble, Dibbs, Dibben, Dibbens and many more. Early Notables of the Dubbs familyMore information is included under the topic Early Dubbs Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Dubbs migration to the United States | + |
In those unstable times, many had no choice but to leave their beloved homelands. Sickness and poverty hounded travelers to North America, but those who made it were welcomed with land and opportunity. These settlers gave the young nations of Canada and the United States a strong backbone as they stood up for their beliefs as United Empire Loyalists and in the American War of Independence. In this century, the ancestors of these brave Scots have begun to recover their illustrious heritage through Clan societies and other heritage organizations. Early passenger and immigration lists reveal many Scottish settlers bearing the name Dubbs:
Dubbs Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Casper Dubbs, who landed in Louisiana in 1720 1
- Heinrich Dubbs, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1729 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Dubbs (post 1700) | + |
- L. B. Dubbs, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1944 2
- J. W. Dubbs, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928 2
- Orrin Dubbs Bleakley (1854-1927), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Dubbs migration to the United States 
