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Early Origins of the Hoben family

The surname Hoben was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, where they held a family seat as one of the important tribes of the Clan Eoghain(Owen). Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Kilkenny where they represented an important contribution from the 17th century onwards.

Early History of the Hoben family

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Hoben Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hoban, O'Hoban and others.

Early Notables of the Hoben family

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United States Hoben migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hoben Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Joane Hoben, who landed in Virginia in 1664 1
Hoben Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Friedrich Aug. Von Hoben, who settled in America in 1700
  • Christian Aug. Von Hoben, who settled in North America in 1777
Hoben Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • James Hoben, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1861 1
  • John Hoben, who settled in New York in 1864
  • Anthony Hoben, who settled in Massachusetts in 1867
  • Michael Hoben moved to Philadelphia in 1874

Canada Hoben migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hoben Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Sarah Hoben, who settled in Ontario in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Hoben (post 1700) +

  • Susan B. Hoben, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940 2
  • Richard H. Hoben, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Lenawee County, 1961 2
  • Owen A. Hoben, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912 2
  • George Hoben Estabrooks (1895-1973), Canadian-American psychologist, a Rhodes Scholar, chairman of the Department of Psychology at Colgate University


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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