Daber History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Daber family

The surname Daber was first found in Yorkshire where the Assize Rolls of 1219 list Hugo Daubur as holding estates there at that time. A few years later, Robert le Daubar was listed in Berkshire in 1221 and later, Nicholas le Doudur was listed in the Assize Rolls of Lancashire in 1260. 1

The name was a medieval trade name for someone who was a plasterer. 2 3

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list: Willelmus Dauber; Johannes Doweber; and Johannes Douber. 4

Early History of the Daber family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Daber research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1166, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Daber History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Daber Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dauber, Dawber, Dober, Daber, Dabber, Doberer and others.

Early Notables of the Daber family

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Migration of the Daber family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)