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England

The history of the name Sabin begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from Sabinus and Sabine; these are the masculine and feminine forms of the name, respectively. The personal name is derived from the Sabines, a people who lived in the Appenines northwest of Rome. By the third century BC the Sabines had become fully Romanized. There were three saints named Sabinus and one named Sabine. "In England, the woman's name was much the more common." 1

Another source confirms that the name was "originally Sabinus, a Roman personal name, implying a descent from the Sabine nation. Sabina, its feminine, is still used as a baptismal name." 2

And another source has a slightly different version, "A statue of 'Sabinus, planter of the vines' (the supposed eponymous of the Sabines), was among those remarked by Æneas when he entered the palace of Latinus." 3

Early Origins of the Sabin family

The surname Sabin was first found in Norfolk where the first record of the name was in the Latin form Sabina (1186-1210) and then later in the Curia Regis Rolls for Kent and Surrey in 1220. Later in Huntingdonshire, Rogerus filius Sabini was registered there in 1252. Richard Sabin was found in the Assize Rolls for Warwickshire in 1221 and John Sabine was recorded in the Hundredorum Rolls for Cheshire in 1279. 1

The same rolls also included Alexander Sabine in Essex. 4

In Somerset, ancient English rolls listed Sabyna Vesy and William Sabin, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign). 5

Laurence William Savona (fl. 1485), was a Franciscan of London who graduated D.D. at Cambridge, where in 1478 he wrote his 'Margarita Eloquentiae' in three books. 6

Early History of the Sabin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sabin research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1662, 1689, 1691, 1695, 1704, 1730, 1739, 1758 and 1791 are included under the topic Early Sabin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sabin Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Sabin has been recorded under many different variations, including Sabine, Sabbe, Sabin, Sabyn, Sabben, Saban and many more.

Early Notables of the Sabin family

Notables of the family at this time include

General Joseph Sabine (c. 1662-1739), British Army officer who came of a family settled at Patricksbourne in Kent
his grandfather, Avery Sabine, was an alderman of Canterbury. Joseph was appointed captain lieutenant to Sir Henry Ingoldsby's regiment of foot on 8 March 1689, captain of the grenadier company before...

Sabin Ranking

In the United States, the name Sabin is the 5,432^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 7 However, in France, the name Sabin is ranked the 3,386^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 8

Sabin migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Sabin or a variant listed above:

Sabin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Robert Sabin, who landed in Virginia in 1623 9
William Sabin, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1630
William Sabin, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1640 9
Susan Sabin, who landed in Virginia in 1642 9
Thomas Sabin, who arrived in Virginia in 1642 9
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sabin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Sabin, who settled in Antigua in 1774

Sabin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Sabin, aged 22, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 9
Seth H Sabin, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1849 9
A M Sabin, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 9
W Sabin, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 9
B M Sabin, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 9

Sabin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sabin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. William Sabin U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 10

Sabin migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Sabin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Robert Sabin, aged 35, a carpenter, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Brankenmoor" 11
Robert Sabin, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Branken Moor" in 1849 11
Mr. Edward Sabin, (b. 1861), aged 24, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Quetta" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 29th June 1885 12

Contemporary Notables of the name Sabin (post 1700) +

Pauline Sabin (1887-1955), American founder of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR) in 1929, she was featured on the July 18th, 1932 cover of Time magazine
Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953), American medical scientist, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Dwight May Sabin (1843-1902), American politician, United States Senator from Minnesota (1883-1889)
Professor Albert Bruce Sabin (1906-1993), American medical researcher best known for having developed an oral polio vaccine, recipient of the National Medal of Science (1970); and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1986)
Augustus Sabin Chase (1897-1970), American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Berlin, 1929; U.S. Consul in Tsingtao, 1932; Canton, 1938 13
Augustus Sabin Chase (1828-1896), American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Waterbury, 1865 13
Sabin D. Puterbaugh, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1880
Sabin Berthelot (1794-1880), French naturalist and ethnologist
Sabin Woolworth Colton (1847-1925), the only private individual to ever own a chair on both the Philadelphia and New York Stock Exchanges

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The BRANKEN MOOR 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849BrankenMoor.htm
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_queensland.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html