| ![Show Contents]() Orlebar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The Anglo-Saxon name Orlebar comes from the family having resided in the settlement of Orlingbury in the county of Northamptonshire. The place name literally meant "hill associated with a man called Ordla", derived from the Old English personal name + ing. 1 The surname Orlebar belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Orlebar familyThe surname Orlebar was first found in Orlingbury, a village and civil parish between the towns of Kettering and Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. The place dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Ordinbaro. 2 By 1202, the place name had evolved to Ordelinberg. The 2001 census lists the parish's population as 395 people. Early History of the Orlebar familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Orlebar research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1490 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Orlebar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Orlebar Spelling VariationsOrlebar has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Orlbar, Orlebar, Orlebarr, Orlebarre, Orlbarre, Orlbarr, Awlbarr, Allbarr and many more. Early Notables of the Orlebar familyMore information is included under the topic Early Orlebar Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Orlebar familyIn an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Orlebars to arrive on North American shores: George Orlbar who landed in North America in 1715.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Orlebar (post 1700) | + |
- Air Vice Marshal Augustus Henry Orlebar CBE AFC & Bar (1897-1943), British Army and Royal Air Force officer
- Christopher John Dugmore Orlebar (b. 1945), former British Concorde pilot with British Airways, lecturer and writer
- Frederick Orlebar Eastaugh (1913-1992), American lawyer and partner in Robertson, Monagle, Eastaugh and Annis
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: Ora et labora
Motto Translation: Pray and work.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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