Early Origins of the Dybben family
The surname Dybben was first found in
Hampshire at Dibden, a small village that is listed in the
Domesday Book of 1086 as Depedene and was held by Odo of Winchester at that time.
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Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) The name Dibden is from the Old English words "deop" + "denu" which collectively meant "deep valley."
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Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) "This place, the name of which, anciently Depedene, was descriptive of its situation in a thickly wooded dell, was of some importance at the time of the Conquest."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. The first record of the family was Geoffrey de Depeden,
Norfolk, c. 1150 as listed in the History of
Norfolk. Later, the
Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Randolph de Depeden in
Oxfordshire.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6) In 1332 Thomas Dybyn was listed as holding estates in the Dibden,
Hampshire area. The
Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Ricardus Depeden.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Dybben family
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Dybben Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dibbin, Dibbon, Dibden, Dibbon, Debbin, Debbon, Dibben, Dybben, Dybbyn, Dibbyn, Dibdin, Dipden, Dipdon, Dipdan, Dippen and many more.
Early Notables of the Dybben family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Dybben family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands. Many settlers arrived in Newfoundland..