Show ContentsWiberg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Wiberg family

The surname Wiberg was first found in Westmorland, where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Clifton Hall. However, there is one reference of a Wybert, who was Prior of Christ Church Cathedral Priory in Canterbury, attached to Canterbury Cathedral from 1153-1167. Their family records can prove an unbroken line resident at Clifton Hall since 1367. Before the acquisition of Clifton Hall through the marriage of William de Wybergh to Eleanor, daughter and heiress of Gilbert Engayne, the family of Wybergh held a family seat at St. Bees, a parish in which Whitehaven is situated. [1] St. Bees or St. Bees Head on which there is a lighthouse, is said to have been founded by St. Bega, an Irish saint who founded a monastery there about 650 A.D.

Early History of the Wiberg family

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Wiberg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wybergh, Wyberg, Whyberg, Whybergh, Wyborough, Wyburgh, Whyburgh, Wyburg, Whyburg, Whybourg, Wybourgh, Wibergh, Wiberg, Wibourg, Wibourgh and many more.

Early Notables of the Wiberg family

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United States Wiberg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wiberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charles M. John Wiberg who settled in New York State in 1834
  • John Wiberg, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1842 [2]
  • Peter Johansson Wiberg, aged 28, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1853 [2]
  • Gustaf Johansson Wiberg, aged 19, who landed in America in 1853 [2]
  • Johan August Johansson Wiberg, aged 12, who arrived in America in 1858 [2]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Wiberg (post 1700) +

  • Kenneth B Wiberg, American Professor of Chemistry, Yale University


The Wiberg Motto +

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: Hominem te esse memento
Motto Translation: Remember that thou art a man.


  1. Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The Noble and Gentle Men of England; The Arms and Descents. Westminster: John Bower Nichols and Sons, 1866, Print.
  2. 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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