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Babin History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Babin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Ireland

The illustrious surname Babin is classified as a habitation surname, which was originally derived from a place-name, and is one form of surname belonging to a broader group called hereditary surnames. Habitation names were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Topographic names, form the other broad category of surnames that was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.

Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Babin is a place-name from in Northumberland. There is a Babbington in Nottinghamshire as well. The place-name is derived from the Old English personal name Babba, with the addition of the suffix tun, and Old English word that means farm or enclosure. Later, tun came to mean village, fortress, and then town. The literal translation of the place-name is "farm that belongs to Babba." 1

Early Origins of the Babin family

The surname Babin was first found in Northumberland at Babington where they held estates in the reign of King John. 2

From this line, they moved into Nottinghamshire and later to Somerset where we find today the parish in the union of Frome, hundred of Kilmersdon. In 1233, the area was known as Babington Parish. According to one source, "there are reasons for believing that they resided there from the period of the Conquest or before it." 3

One branch of the family was first found at Little Bavington in Northumberland. "Bavington Hall, the residence of the present representative of that family, is a handsome mansion surrounded with fine plantations." 4

Early History of the Babin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Babin research. Another 138 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1370, 1400, 1455, 1538, 1550, 1561, 1569, 1571, 1572, 1575, 1576, 1578, 1586, 1592, 1603, 1610, 1611, 1612, 1615, 1660, 1669, 1689 and 1691 are included under the topic Early Babin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Babin Spelling Variations

Since the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules, Breton surnames have many spelling variations. Latin and French, which were the official court languages, were also influential on the spelling of surnames. The spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules. Therefore, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England after the Norman Conquest, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. The name has been spelled Babbington, Babington, Babinton, Babbingtone, Bappington, Bapinton, Bappintone and many more.

Early Notables of the Babin family

Notable of this family during the Middle Ages was

Sir William Babington (d. 1455), English judge, of an ancient Northumbrian family, was the second son of Sir John Babington, Knt., of East Brigford in the county of Nottingham; Gervase Babington (1550...
Brute Babington (d. 1610), Bishop of Derry, is said to have been a native of Cheshire

Babin World Ranking

In the United States, the name Babin is the 3,133^rd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 5 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Babin is ranked the 602^nd most popular surname. 6 And in France, the name Babin is the 798^th popular surname with an estimated 6,298 people with that name. 7

Migration of the Babin family to Ireland

Some of the Babin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 202 words (14 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Babin migration to the United States +

Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Babin, or a variant listed above:

Babin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Amant Babin, who was on record in Maryland in 1763
Anne Babin, who was on record in Baltimore, Maryland in 1763
Francoise Babin, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1763
Joseph Babin, who was on record in Oxford, Maryland in 1763
Nicolas Babin, who settled in South Carolina in 1763
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Babin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Babin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Antoinne Babin, (Antoine), who was in Port Royal, Nova Scotia in 1654, listed on the census in 1671 as Babin families in Acadia, Nova Scotia 8
Pierre Babin, son of André and Geneviève, who married Madeleine Richaume, daughter of Pierre and Marthe, in Montreal, Quebec on 21st August 1691 9

Babin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Babin, son of Michel and Michelle, who married Françoise Jalot, daughter of Jean and Marie-Antoinette, in Montreal, Quebec on 1st December 1707 9
René Babin, son of Nicolas and Marguerite, who married Madeleine Savoye, daughter of Germain and Marie, in Port-Royal, Quebec on 26th April 1711 9
Claude Babin, son of Charles and Madeleine, who married Catherine Dupuit, daughter of Martin and Marie, in Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia on 14th November 1718 9
Louis Babin, son of Pierre and Madeleine, who married Marie Cicot, daughter of Jean and Madeleine, in Boucherville, Quebec on 6th November 1719 9
Pierre Babin, son of Pierre and Madeleine, who married Madeleine Turpin, daughter of Pierre and Charlotte, in Boucherville, Quebec on 4th April 1723 9
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Babin (post 1700) +

Rex Babin, American political cartoonist
Lucas Babin (b. 1979), American film and television actor
Jason Babin (b. 1980), American professional NFL football player
M. J. Babin Jr., American politician, Mayor of Port Arthur, Texas, 1954 10
Brian Babin, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1996, 1998 10
Arsene Babin, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1906 10
Éric Babin (1959-2021), New Caledonian politician from Nouméa
Magali Babin (b. 1967), Canadian composer and performer of avant-garde electronic music
Stanley Babin (b. 1932), Latvian composer and pianist

The Babin Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Foy est tout
Motto Translation: Faith is everything.

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The Noble and Gentle Men of England; The Arms and Descents. Westminster: John Bower Nichols and Sons, 1866, Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Arsenault, Bona - Histoire Et Genealogie des Acadiens
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html