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![Show Contents]() Bäbe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Bäbe is derived from the nickname "boebel", an Old German word meaning small. The original bearer of the name was someone who was noted for their diminutive size. A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames refer to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character. Early Origins of the Bäbe familyThe surname Bäbe was first found in the duchy of Wuerttemberg, where the family came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. The name originates from "Boebel," a word which referred to something small. Chronicles first mention Wernhard dictus Bebele, who was born in Frankfurt around 1307. Ancient chronicles also mention Hans der Bebler (c.1376) of Waldshut, Hans Baebler (c.1358) of Aargau, and Hans Boebel (c.1480) of Wuerttemberg. Early History of the Bäbe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bäbe research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1472, 1501, 1518, 1690, 1723, 1793, 1804, 1856, 1869 and 1913 are included under the topic Early Bäbe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bäbe Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bebel, Bebele, Bebler, Bebbel, Bebell, Bebels, Boebel, Boebbel, Boebell, Baebel, Baebler, Baebele, Baebell, Babel, Babell, Babler, Babels, Bobe, Bobel, Bobell, Boebe, Bebe, Baebe and many more. Early Notables of the Bäbe familyNotables with the surname Bäbe during this period were Heinrich Bebel (1472-1518), who was a well known professor at Tuebingen and humanist of the time. He was crowned poet (gekroenter Dichter) by Maximilian I in 1501. William...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Bäbe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jon Babe, who landed in Virginia in 1703 1
- Patrick Babe, who arrived in New England in 1761
Bäbe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Luke Babe, who arrived in New York, NY in 1817 1
- Wilhelm Babe, who landed in Texas in 1845 1
- Miss Christiane Babe, aged 17, German settler who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "Dania" 2
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- Jerome Lewellyn Babe (1837-1893), American diamond miner and inventor; he emigrated to the Cape Colony c. 1865 as a salesman for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company but soon got involved in diamonds developing the "Yankee Baby" mineral screen
- 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)
- Germans to America retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from Glazier, Ira. A., and Filby, P. William. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Vol. 62, Scholarly Resources Inc, 2079
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