Show ContentsAlibone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

When the ancestors of the Alibone family emigrated to England following the Norman Conquest in 1066 they brought their family name with them. They lived in Normandy where it was derived from the ancient English given name Albin, meaning white.

Early Origins of the Alibone family

The surname Alibone was 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.

Early History of the Alibone family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alibone research. The years 1560, 1597, 1624, 1629, 1636, 1658, 1688, 1690, 1696 and 1742 are included under the topic Early Alibone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Alibone Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason, spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Alibone has been recorded under many different variations, including Albone, Allibone, Hallibone, Albin, Allbahn, Alibone, Allbones, Allbone, Alban, Aubyn, Aubyn, Aubin, Auban, Ellibone, Elbin, Ellban, Ellbone and many more.

Early Notables of the Alibone family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was John Allibond (1597-1658), Master of Magdalen College School; Peter Allibond (1560-1629), an English translator of theological treatises from the French and Latin; Henry Albin (1624-1696), an English minister from Batcombe, Somerset who was...
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United States Alibone migration to the United States +

To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Alibones were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America:

Alibone Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Alibone, who landed in Maryland in 1660 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Alibone (post 1700) +

  • S. Alibone, English researcher with the Pharmacy Department, South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust, Halifax, UK
  • M. R. Alibone, English researcher in Ecology, Department of Human Sciences, University of Technology, Leicestershire
  • Thomas Alibone (b. 1937), English electrical engineer, co-developer of nuclear energy in the UK


  1. 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)


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