Rebuck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Rebuck is of Anglo-Saxon origin. It was name for a person who because of their physical characteristics were referred to as roebuck. The name literally means "dweller at the sign of the male roe deer." 1

Early Origins of the Rebuck family

The surname Rebuck was first found in West Riding of Yorkshire where the name was recorded "for many centuries." 2

Early rolls point to nearby counties as their first recording. Adam Rabuck was listed in the Assize Rolls of Lancashire in 1246. The Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire listed Matilda Robuc in 1297. 3

In Lincolnshire, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included an entry for Thomas Rabuk. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed Ricardus Rabuk and Robertus Rabuk as holding lands there at that time. 2

"The Roebucks were an old Sheffield manufacturing firm that existed as far back as the beginning of last century. The name is still in the town." 4

Further to the north in Scotland, "Roger Raboc or Raboch witnessed a charter of the church of Culessin (Colessie), 1262 and John Rabuk, bailie of Linlithgow, rendered homage [to King Edward I of England] in 1296." 5

Early History of the Rebuck family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rebuck research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1718, 1742, 1781, 1794, 1801, 1809, 1812, 1815 and 1819 are included under the topic Early Rebuck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rebuck Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Rebuck have been found, including Roebuck, Robuck and others.

Early Notables of the Rebuck family

Notables of the family at this time include John Roebuck (1718-1794), English inventor, born in 1718 at Sheffield, was the son of John Roebuck, a prosperous manufacturer of Sheffield goods, who wished him to engage in and inherit the business. John had a higher ambition, and, after receiving his early education at the Sheffield grammar school, moved to Dr. Doddridge's academy at Northampton. He became a good classical scholar, retaining throughout life a taste for the classics; and he formed at Northampton a lasting friendship with his fellow-pupil, Mark Akenside. He completed his medical education at Leyden, where he took his...
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Migration of the Rebuck family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become powerful new nations. Among early immigrants of the Rebuck surname to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were: Benjamin Disney Roebuck, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1808; John, John Wood, Nathan, William, William Roebuck all arrived in Philadelphia between 1805 and 1876..

Contemporary Notables of the name Rebuck (post 1700) +

Danny Rebuck, American head coach of the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers, an American soccer club in 1999
John W. Rebuck (1915-2005), American pathologist who developed the human skin window used to determine the amount of drugs to dispense after organ transplants
Dame Gail Rebuck DBE (b. 1952), Baroness Gould, a British publisher, chairman and chief executive of publisher Random House's British operations

Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. 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)
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.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)