Bybee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Bybee

What does the name Bybee mean?

The name Bybee has a rich and ancient history. It is an Anglo-Saxon name that was originally derived from Bibbe, an ancient personal name which is now a Yorkshire and Lancashire surname. A family named Bibby, which possessed a freehold at Ribchester during the 14th century, is descended from Richard Bibby, who lived in the late 13th century and who was the son of a woman named Bibbi.

Early Origins of the Bybee family

The surname Bybee was first found in Leicestershire where they had been settled since ancient times before the Norman Conquest of England by Duke William in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Bybee family

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Bybee Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Bybee include Bibby, Bibbee, Bibee, Bibbie and others.

Early Notables of the Bybee family

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Bybee Ranking

the United States, the name Bybee is the 6,713^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Bybee migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Bybee Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

I F Bybee, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Bybee (post 1700) +

Ariel Bybee (1943-2018), American mezzo-soprano who sang over 460 performances at the Metropolitan Opera

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)