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Early Origins of the Lubbock family

The surname Lubbock was first found in Mecklenburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation, and would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. Over time, the family name branched into other houses, where their influence continued to be felt because of the important role they played in the local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Lubbock family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lubbock research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1654, 1716, 1740, 1786 and 1798 are included under the topic Early Lubbock History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lubbock Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lueb, Lubbe, Lubeck, Luppe, Lubke, Lubath, Lubben, Lubbert, Lubken, Lubking, Lubienski and many more.

Early Notables of the Lubbock family

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United States Lubbock migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lubbock Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Richard Lubbock, who settled in Georgia in 1798
Lubbock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • M. Lubbock, who settled in San Francisco in 1851
  • Capt. Lubbock, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
  • M Lubbock, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lubbock (post 1700) +

  • Thomas Saltus Lubbock (1817-1862), American Texas Ranger and colonel in the Confederate army during the American Civil War, eponym of Lubbock County, Texas
  • Francis Richard Lubbock (1815-1905), American politician, 9th Governor of Texas (1861-1863), 6th Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1857-1859), brother of Thomas Saltus Lubbock
  • Sir John Lubbock (1744-1816), 1st Baronet, an eminent English banker, merchant and Member of Parliament
  • Stuart Lubbock (1969-2001), English meat factory worker from Essex, England, who died under suspicious circumstances at the home of television personality Michael Barrymore
  • John Birkbeck Lubbock (1858-1929), 2nd Baron Avebury, a British aristocrat and banker
  • Sir Nevile Lubbock KCMG (1839-1914), President of the West India Committee and an English amateur cricketer
  • Percy Lubbock CBE (1879-1965), English man of letters, known as an essayist, critic and biographer
  • John Lubbock (1915-1971), 3rd Baron Avebury, an English peer
  • Colonel Michael Ronald Lubbock MBE (1906-1989), British military officer and businessman
  • John Lubbock, English music conductor and singer, and founder of the Orchestra of St John's Smith Square, now known as the Orchestra of St John's (OSJ)
  • ... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  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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