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Early Origins of the Hab family

The surname Hab was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, 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 Hab family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hab research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1530, 1566, 1589, 1629 and 1640 are included under the topic Early Hab History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hab Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hobbie, Hob, Hab, Habbie and others.

Early Notables of the Hab family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Sir Thomas Hoby (1530-1566), an English diplomat and translator; and his son, Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby (1566-1640), also sometimes spelt Hobie, Hobbie and Hobby, Posthumous and Postumus...
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Migration of the Hab family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Hobby settled in Virginia in 1736 as well as W. Hobbie, who settled in San Francisco in 1850.



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