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The ancient roots of the Huntbech family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Huntbech comes from when the family lived in a now-lost settlement called Huntbach.
The surname Huntbech was first found in Staffordshire, where they held a family seat from very early times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Huntbech research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1639, 1700 and 1705 are included under the topic Early Huntbech History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Huntbech has appeared include Huntbach, Huntbachs, Huntbaches, Huntback and many more.
Distinguished members of the family include John Huntbach (1639-1705), an English antiquary from Featherstone, Staffordshire. In 1700, he bought the manor of Seawall from Richard Leveson. From another line, Burke's...
Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Huntbech Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Huntbech arrived in North America very early: bearers of the name who sailed to North America before the 20th century, where they contributed to New World society.