Tabbor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Tabbor

The history of the name Tabbor dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from a member of the family who worked as a person who was known as the taborer, the player on the small drum. Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. These surnames were frequently derived from the principal object associated with the activity of the original bearer, such as tools or products, in this case the tabor. These types of occupational surnames are called metonymic surnames.

Early Origins of the Tabbor family

Early History of the Tabbor family

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Tabbor Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Tabbor has undergone many spelling variations, including Taber, Tabert, Tabor and others.

Early Notables of the Tabbor family

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Migration of the Tabbor family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Tabbor were among those contributors: Richard Tabert settled in Jamaica in 1654; Ebert Taber from England settled in New England in 1709; B. C.W. Charles, H.E. H.H. and Mrs. S.F. Taber, all arrived in San Francisco in 1853.