Loeb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Loeb family

The surname Loeb was first found in Devon or Oxfordshire. Lobb is a hamlet in the parish of Great Haseley, poor-law union of Thame, hundred of Ewelme in Oxfordshire, 1 and Lobb is also a small village in west Devon, near Saunton. 2

It is generally thought that the name was a nickname for someone who was a "clumsy fellow" from the English word "lobb." 3 4 "In Somersetshire the last person in a race is called the lob," 5 and as such the name was quickly scattered throughout ancient England.

However, there is another possibility; that the name was in fact, Norman in origin as the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae had two entries for the family: William Lobes, Normandy, and Henry de la Lobe, Normandy. 6 In both cases, the entries were from 1185-1195 and points to the possibility the some of the family emigrated to England around the time of the Conquest (1066) while others remained. Indeed the early Devon and Cornwall entries seem to agree with this thought.

Early rolls list Philip de Lobbe held lands in Devon in 1242 7 and in Cornwall, "the name of Lobb was represented in St. Kevern parish a century ago, and a gentle family of Lobb resided in Kenwyn 200 years ago, where the name still remains." 8

Other early records include Adam Lobbe, Norfolk, who was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 5 and Richard Lobbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first year's reign of Edward III) who was listed Kirby's Quest. 9

Despite these scattered early entries, today the name is generally understood Cornish and this is where we found the lion's share of notables and settlers.

Early History of the Loeb family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Loeb research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1594, 1647, 1671, 1678, 1699, 1709, 1752 and 1763 are included under the topic Early Loeb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Loeb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lobb, Lobbe, Lob, Loeb, Loebb, Lobe and others.

Early Notables of the Loeb family

Distinguished members of the family include Emmanuel Lobb (1594-1671), pseudonyms Joseph Simons or Simeon, an English Jesuit and dramatist from Portsmouth; and Stephen Lobb (c.1647-1699), a Cornish nonconformist minister and controversialist from Liskeard, Cornwall. He...
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Loeb Ranking

In the United States, the name Loeb is the 9,810^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 10 However, in France, the name Loeb is ranked the 7,612^nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 11

Loeb migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loeb Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Loeb, who landed in America in 1782 12

Loeb Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anna Cath Loeb, who settled in New York, NY in 1851
Adolphus Loeb, who arrived in Tennessee sometime between 1852 and 1855
Jacob Loeb, who arrived in Mississippi in 1855 12
Leopold Loeb, who arrived in America in 1856 12
Isaac Loeb, who landed in Mississippi in 1856 12
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Loeb Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

David Loeb, who arrived in Arkansas in 1906 12

Contemporary Notables of the name Loeb (post 1700) +

Marshall Robert Loeb (1929-2017), American author, editor, commentator, columnist and managing editor of both Fortune and Money magazines
William "Bill" Loeb III (1905-1981), American publisher of the Manchester Union Leader newspaper
William Loeb Jr. (1866-1937), American politician, Presidential secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt and Collector of the Port of New York from 1909 to 1913, father of William Loeb III
Lisa Anne Loeb (b. 1968), American singer-songwriter and actress
David S. Loeb (1924-2003), American co-founder of Countrywide Financial Corp and IndyMac Bank
David Loeb (b. 1939), American composer of contemporary classical music
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III, American Emmy Award nominated and four-time Eisner Award nominated film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer
Lisa Loeb (b. 1968), American actress, known for Legally Blonde (2001), Twister (1996) and The Rugrats Movie (1998)
Nick Loeb (b. 1975), American award winning actor, known for The Smokers (2000), The Aftermath (2014) and Precious Cargo
Jacques Loeb (1859-1924), American biologist
... (Another 12 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)