Show ContentsHabe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Habe family

The surname Habe was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Habe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Habe research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1530, 1566, 1589, 1629 and 1640 are included under the topic Early Habe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Habe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hobbie, Hob, Hab, Habbie and others.

Early Notables of the Habe family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Sir Thomas Hoby (1530-1566), an English diplomat and translator; and his son, Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby (1566-1640), also sometimes spelt Hobie, Hobbie and Hobby, Posthumous and Postumus...
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United States Habe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Habe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Tho Habe, who arrived in Virginia in 1656 1
Habe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan Habe, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 1


  1. 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)


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