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Where did the English Albon family come from? What is the English Albon family crest and coat of arms? When did the Albon family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Albon family history?

Albon is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Albon family lived in Normandy where it was derived from the ancient English given name Albin, meaning white.

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Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Albone, Allibone, Hallibone, Albin, Allbahn, Alibone, Allbones, Allbone, Alban, Aubyn, Aubyn, Aubin, Auban, Ellibone, Elbin, Ellban, Ellbone and many more.

First found in St. Taurin, Evreux, Normandy, in the year 980, as St. Aubyn. This distinguished name arrived with the Conqueror through Sir John Aubyn, and settled in Barnstaple in Devon, where he became a patron of Barnstable Abbey. The family were granted many estates and they were recorded under the name Alban in the Domesday Book.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Albon research. Another 134 words(10 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Albon History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Albon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, travelling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Albon or a variant listed above:

Albon Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Alice Albon, aged 25, arrived in America in 1635

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The Albon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Albon Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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