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Etymology of Bobing

What does the name Bobing mean?

The ancestry of the name Bobing dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the village of Bobbing, a parish in the union and hundred of Milton, in the county of Kent. 1

Early Origins of the Bobing family

The surname Bobing was first found in Kent, at Bobbing, a village and civil parish in the Swale district that dates back to c. 1100 when it was first listed as Bobinge. The place name literally means "settlement of the family or followers of a man called Bobba," from the Old English personal name + "ingas." 2

Early History of the Bobing family

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Bobing Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Bobing have been found, including Bobbin, Bobben, Bobban, Bobbing, Bobing, Bobins and many more.

Early Notables of the Bobing family

  • Nicholas Bobing, a prominent 13th century landholder in Cambridgeshire

Migration of the Bobing family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Bobing, or a variant listed above: James Bobin, who arrived in New York state in 1716.
  1. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  2. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)

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