| ![Show Contents]() Dibbs History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
Scotland
England
Etymology of DibbsWhat does the name Dibbs mean? The chronicles of the Dibbs family reach back into Scottish history to an ancient tribe known as the Picts. The ancestors of the Dibbs family lived on the lands of Dipple in Morayshire where the name can be found since very early times. 1 The name means dweller by the hollow and is originally derived from the personal name Theobald. 2 Early Origins of the Dibbs familyThe surname Dibbs was first found in Moray, where the first record was that of Walter de Duppul had a yearly pension of 3 marks from the bishop of Moray in 1328. Rev. John Scott (d. 1738), minister of Dippie, emigrated to the American colonies, became minister of Overwharton parish, Stafford county, Virginia, and called his estate there Dipple. In England, the name also became Tipple and "interchanges between D and T were very common." 2 Early rolls in England show Ralph Dibald in Yorkshire; and William Dibel in London as listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 2 Early History of the Dibbs familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dibbs research. Another 167 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1328, 1332, 1464, 1476, 1664, 1730, 1761, 1788 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Dibbs History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dibbs Spelling VariationsWhen the first dictionaries were invented in the last few hundred years, spelling gradually became standardized. Before that time, scribes spelled according to sound. Names were often recorded under different spelling variations every time they were written. Dibbs has been written Dibble, Dipple, Diball, Dybell, Dyball, Dippel, Diable, Dibel, Dible, Tipple, Tippell, Tibble, Dibbs, Dibben, Dibbens and many more. Early Notables of the Dibbs familyMore information is included under the topic Early Dibbs Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Dibbs migration to the United States | + |
The crossing to North America did not seem so great in comparison with the hardships many Scots endured at home. It was long, expensive, and cramped, but also rewarding. North America offered land and the chance for settlers to prove themselves in a new place. And many did prove themselves as they fought to forge a new nation in the American War of Independence. The ancestors of those Scots can now experience much of their once-lost heritage through the Clan societies and highland games that have sprung up across North America in the last century. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Dibbs:
Dibbs Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Benjamin Dibbs, who landed in New York in 1813 3
| Dibbs migration to Canada | + |
Dibbs Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- John Dibbs, who arrived in Canada in 1817
- Robert Dibbs, who landed in Canada in 1817
| Dibbs migration to Australia | + |
Dibbs Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Eliza Dibbs, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Inconstant" in 1849 4
- Frances C. Dibbs, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Stebonheath" in 1849 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Dibbs (post 1700) | + |
- Eddie Dibbs (b. 1951), nicknamed "Fast Eddie," a retired American tennis player
- Captain John Dibbs (1790-1872), Scottish master mariner who explored and helped develop the colony of New South Wales, father of Sir George Dibbs and Sir Thomas Dibbs
- Charlie Dibbs (1905-1960), Australian rules footballer
- Sir George Richard Dibbs KCMG (1834-1904), Australian politician, 10th Premier of New South Wales (1891-1894)
- Thomas Allwright Dibbs (1832-1923), Australian banker
- 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)
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The INCONSTANT the Voyage - 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Inconstant.htm
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) STEBONHEATH 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Stebonheath.htm
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