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Early Origins of the Maybank family

The surname Maybank was first found in Northumberland. However, some of the family were found at early times in the township of Snape in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Snape Castle was held by many families but "Thorpe Perrow, the seat of Mr. [Mark] Milbank Esq., is a handsome mansion here, surrounded by an extensive park and fine plantations. A chapel which formerly belonged to the castle, has been beautifully fitted up by Mr. Milbank, and divine service is performed in it by the vicar of Well." 1

Early History of the Maybank family

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Maybank Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Milbank, Milbanke and others.

Early Notables of the Maybank family

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United States Maybank migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Maybank Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Edward Maybank, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 aboard the ship "John & Francis" 2
Maybank Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • William Maybank, who landed in Virginia in 1712 2
  • Daniel Maybank, who arrived in Virginia in 1718 2
  • David Maybank, who landed in South Carolina in 1725 2
  • Susan Maybank, who landed in South Carolina in 1725 2

New Zealand Maybank 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:

Maybank Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mr. James Maybank, (b. 1852), aged 22, English settler from Sussex travelling from London aboard the ship "Sussex" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 17th July 1874 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Maybank (post 1700) +

  • Dr. Karen Aletha Maybank (b. 1974), American physician
  • Burnet Rhett Maybank III (b. 1955), American lawyer, author, and former director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue
  • Anthuan Maybank (b. 1969), American two-time gold medalist runner
  • Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-1954), American politician, United States Senator from South Carolina (1941-1954), 99th Governor of South Carolina (1939-1941)
  • Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr. (1924-2016), American lawyer and politician, 78th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina (1959-1963)
  • Anthuan Maybank, American athlete
  • Edward "Teddy" Maybank (b. 1956), English former professional footballer
  • Hannah Maybank (b. 1974), British artist
  • H. Ralph Maybank (1890-1965), Canadian jurist and politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1932 to 1935


  1. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  2. 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)
  3. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html


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