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![Show Contents]() Whibrow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The history of the name Whibrow begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from Wigburh, a feminine name meaning "war-fortress." It was recorded once in 901 (as a personal name) and did not appear again until the 12th century. The record of the name from the 12th century is from Suffolk, where Wyburgh was recorded in church records in Bury, sometime between the years 1182 and 1211. This makes this name a metronymic vernacular name. The vernacular or regional naming tradition is the oldest and most pervasive type of metronymic surname. According to this custom, names were originally composed of vocabulary elements from the local language. Vernacular names that were derived from ancient Germanic personal names have cognates in most European languages. For example, the court of Charlemagne (742-814) was Christian and Latin-speaking, but the Frankish dialect of Old German was commonly used for personal names. Vernacular names were widespread throughout Normandy. Accordingly, many typical English and French names are in fact, originally of Germanic origin and often have cognates in other European countries. Early Origins of the Whibrow familyThe surname Whibrow was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Whibrow familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whibrow research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1461 is included under the topic Early Whibrow History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Whibrow Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Whibrow has been recorded under many different variations, including Wybrew, Wibbery, Wybbery, Whybrew, Whybrow, Wyebrough, Wybrow and many more. Early Notables of the Whibrow familyMore information is included under the topic Early Whibrow Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Whibrow migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Whibrow or a variant listed above:
Whibrow Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Whibrow, who arrived in Maryland in 1674 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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Whibrow migration to the United States 
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