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![Show Contents]() Robens History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The ancestors of the Robens family lived among the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. Robens is a name for someone who lived in Peeblesshire. The Robens surname was also a patronymic name created from the personal name Robin, a pet form of Robert. 1 "That Robin was early considered a diminutive of Robert is shown by an entry in 1483 where the same individual is referred to as Robyne of Hall and Robert of Hall." 2 Early Origins of the Robens familyThe surname Robens was first found in Peeblesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd nam Pùballan), former county in South-central Scotland, in the present day Scottish Borders Council Area, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Robens familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Robens research. Another 55 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Robens History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Robens Spelling VariationsSpelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document. Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Robens has been spelled Robbins, Robbyns, Robens, Robins, Robin and others. Early Notables of the Robens familyMore information is included under the topic Early Robens Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Robens migration to the United States | + |
Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them:
Robens Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Richard Robens, aged 40, who arrived in Maine in 1812 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Robens (post 1700) | + |
- Alfred Robens (b. 1910), English trade unionist
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: Vivit post funera virtus
Motto Translation: Virtue lives after death
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- 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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Robens migration to the United States 
