Show ContentsTabbott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Tabbott Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

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Etymology of Tabbott

What does the name Tabbott mean?

The founding heritage of the Tabbott family is in the Anglo-Saxon culture that once dominated in Britain. The name Tabbott comes from when one of the family 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 Tabbott family

The surname Tabbott was first found in Essex where they held a family seat from very ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Tabbott family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tabbott research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1642, 1681, 1761 and 1788 are included under the topic Early Tabbott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tabbott Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Tabbott has been spelled many different ways, including Taber, Tabert, Tabor and others.

Early Notables of the Tabbott family

Another 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tabbott Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tabbott migration to the United States+

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Tabbotts to arrive in North America:

Tabbott Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mary Tabbott, who arrived in New York in 1820 1

The Tabbott Motto+

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Soles occidere et redire possint
Motto Translation: The sun sets and they can
  1. 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)

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