Hubey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Hubey

What does the name Hubey mean?

The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Hubey come from when the family resided in either of the settlements called Huby in the North and West Ridings of Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Hubey family

The surname Hubey was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat before the Norman Conquest.

Early History of the Hubey family

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Hubey Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Hubey has been recorded under many different variations, including Huby, Hewby, Hubey, Hubie, Hubbie and others.

Early Notables of the Hubey family

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Hubey migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Hubey or a variant listed above:

Hubey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Robert Hubey, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Sources +

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)