Hoben History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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It was among those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain that the name Hoben was formed. The name was derived from Robert. The name is derived from a pet form of the personal name Robert. In England, in the Middle Ages, rhyming was often used as a device. This practice continued on into the 18th and 19th centuries; cockney, a London dialect of the 19th century, used rhymes almost exclusively to get its point across without the "upper classes" knowing what was being said. A common diminutive of Robert is Rob and Hobb. 1 2

Early Origins of the Hoben family

The surname Hoben was first found in Worcestershire where the singular form of the name was first found. Henry Hobben was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327 and later Alice Hobben was registered in the Subsidy Rolls for Warwickshire in 1332. Later again, Richard Hobbyn was registered in Essex in 1408. 3

Early History of the Hoben family

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Hoben Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Hoben include Hobbins, Hobbin, Hobbis, Hobbiss, Hoben and others.

Early Notables of the Hoben family

Distinguished members of the family include Agnes Hobbis, who held estates in Huntingdonshire during the reign of Edward 1st; and Ann Hibbins (Hibbens or Brennum Clenums), executed for witchcraft in...
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Hoben migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Hoben were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Hoben Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Joane Hoben, who landed in Virginia in 1664 4

Hoben Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Friedrich Aug. Von Hoben, who settled in America in 1700
Christian Aug. Von Hoben, who settled in North America in 1777

Hoben Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Hoben, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1861 4
John Hoben, who settled in New York in 1864
Anthony Hoben, who settled in Massachusetts in 1867
Michael Hoben moved to Philadelphia in 1874

Hoben migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hoben Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Sarah Hoben, who settled in Ontario in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Hoben (post 1700) +

Susan B. Hoben, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940 5
Richard H. Hoben, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Lenawee County, 1961 5
Owen A. Hoben, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912 5
George Hoben Estabrooks (1895-1973), Canadian-American psychologist, a Rhodes Scholar, chairman of the Department of Psychology at Colgate University

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html