The name Tarbat came to England with the ancestors of the Tarbat family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the Norman given name Terbert.
Loading...
Early Origins of the Tarbat family
The surname Tarbat was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat. The definition that the name was derived from the name of a fish can be discounted as Victorian historians whimsical nonsense. The family held a family seat in Yorkshire and was a noble name during the time of King Richard 1st (about 1190 A.D.) and all indications are that this was a Norman name which appeared in the Domesday Book, 1 a survey of England taken by Duke William of Normandy in the year 1086 A.D., after his conquest of England in 1066 A.D. and appears as Turbert, a person holding lands.
Loading...
Early History of the Tarbat family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tarbat research. Another 147 words (10 lines of text) covering the year 1710 is included under the topic Early Tarbat History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Loading...
Tarbat Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Turbutt, Turbott, Turbert, Turbett, Turbot and many more.
Loading...
Early Notables of the Tarbat family
Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tarbat Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Loading...
Migration of the Tarbat family
Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Tarbat name or one of its variants: Hannah Turbett who settled in Virginia in 1737; Nicholas and Peter Turbot settled in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1635; Isaac Turbutt settled in Maryland in 1736.
England
