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![Show Contents]() Cupboard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The origins of the name Cupboard are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the personal name Jacob. The surname Cupboard is derived from Cob, which is a pet form of the name Jacob, and is supplemented by the common diminutive suffix -et. Some experts state that the surname Cupboard is a nickname derived from the Old English word cubit, which means elbow. One expert is dumbfounded: "I cannot explain the somewhat common and well-known surname, unless it be a diminutive or corruption of a personal name. " 1 Early Origins of the Cupboard familyThe surname Cupboard was first found in Norfolk, where Geoffrey Cobet and Roger Cobet were both listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 2 Early History of the Cupboard familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cupboard research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1400 and 1566 are included under the topic Early Cupboard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cupboard Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Cupboard family name include Cubitt, Cowbitt, Cobbett, Cubyt, Cubbert, Cubit and many more. Early Notables of the Cupboard familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cupboard Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Cupboard familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Cupboard surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Isaac Cubbert who settled in New York State in 1811; William Cubit settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1866.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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