| ![Show Contents]() Debank Surname History
Early Origins of the Debank familyThe surname Debank was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat. Much conjecture has arisen about the origin of this name. Early records are scanty. Some have attributed the name to be Huguenot. "This was a common Huguenot name in he 17th and 18th centuries. The earliest known bearers in England are three people called Thomas Debanck of Hartshorne, Derbyshire, (father, son and grandson, from 1611); Nathaniel Debanke of Martock, Somerset (1655); and Joseph Debanke, a weaver in London (1656). " 1 In this case, the name was perhaps a topographic name (with the preposition de) from the French word "banc" meaning bench, bank. However, in the Wirral in Cheshire we find the name commonly used for a resident by the banks of the River Dee. The name Dee or Du, meaning black, is Welsh and both names proliferate throughout Shropshire and Herefordshire. Early History of the Debank familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Debank research. Another 133 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1750 and 1767 are included under the topic Early Debank History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Debank Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Deebank, Deebe, Deeble and others. Early Notables of the Debank familyDistinguished members of the family include - the Debank family of Staffordshire
 Debank migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Debank Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Joseph de Bank who, who arrived in America at Ellis Island in 1907
- A.W. de Bank, aged 46, who, who arrived in America at Ellis Island from Southampton, England in 1922
| Debank migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Debank Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Anne Debank, aged 33, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1875
- Mark Debank, aged 35, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1875
- Mary A. Debank, aged 6, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1875
| Contemporary Notables of the name Debank (post 1700) | + |
- Bob Debank, British guitarist and vocalist, founding member of Coast to Coast, a British band from Northamptonshire in 1977
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
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