Tabbs History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Tabbs

What does the name Tabbs mean?

There are two possible origins of the name Tabbs: having derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Tæppa 1; or from the Dutch, Tappe; a personal name. 2

Early Origins of the Tabbs family

The surname Tabbs was first found in Dorset, England where one of the earliest records of the name was John and Roger Tappe who was registered there in the Pipe Rolls of 1194. 3

Early History of the Tabbs family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tabbs research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1214, 1247, 1596 and 1615 are included under the topic Early Tabbs History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tabbs Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Tabbs family name include Tapp, Tapps, Tabb, Tabbs and others.

Early Notables of the Tabbs family

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Tabbs migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Tabbs surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Tabbs Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Danl Tabbs, who landed in Virginia in 1705 4

The Tabbs 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: Be just and fear not

Sources +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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)