Hilborne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Hilborne

What does the name Hilborne mean?

In ancient Anglo-Saxon England, the ancestors of the Hilborne surname lived in the county of Gloucestershire near an area that was near a hill. Hilborne is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill.

Early Origins of the Hilborne family

The surname Hilborne was first found in Gloucestershire 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 Hilborne family

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Hilborne Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Hilborne are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Hilborne include: Hilborne, Hilborn, Hillborn, Hilburn, Hilbourne and others.

Early Notables of the Hilborne family

Hilborne of Gloucester

Hilborne migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hilborne Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Hilborne, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cresswell" in 1856

Contemporary Notables of the name Hilborne (post 1700) +

Rev. Frederick Hilborne, Theological Collegian
Lee H Hilborne MD, MPH, Deputy Director for Global Health at the RAND Corporation