Overby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Overby family

The surname Overby was first found in Gloucestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Aston Underedge, held by the steward of Lambeth Church, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

Early History of the Overby family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Overby research. Another 131 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1510, 1543, 1551, 1581, 1592, 1600, 1604, 1608, 1611, 1613, 1621, 1622, 1626, 1637, 1643 and 1660 are included under the topic Early Overby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Overby Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Overbury, Overbery, OverBerry, Overberrie and many more.

Early Notables of the Overby family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Sir Nicholas Overbury (1551-1643), an English lawyer, landowner and politician, Member of Parliament for Gloucester (1604-1611); and Walter Overbury (1592-1637), an English politician, Member of Parliament for Cardigan,_Ceredigion' target='_blank'>Cardigan (1621-1622) and again in 1626. Sir Thomas Overbury (1581-1613) was an English...
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Overby Ranking

In the United States, the name Overby is the 4,354^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 2

Overby migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Overby Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Margtt Overby, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 3

Overby Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Knuo Overby, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 3

Overby Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Lars Andrew Overby, who landed in Wisconsin in 1907 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Overby (post 1700) +

Sigurd Overby (1899-1979), American championship skier
Jason Overby (b. 1975), American artist
Christian Overby (b. 1985), Danish professional football midfielder

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)