| ![Show Contents]() Tibbett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of TibbettWhat does the name Tibbett mean? The origins of the name Tibbett are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the Old French personal name Theobald, which comes from the Germanic name Theudebald. It probably came to England in the wake of the Norman invasion of 1066, when King William actively encouraged immigration of skilled craftsmen and administrators from the continent. Theobald means "people bold" and was a common continental name. Patronymic surnames arose out of the vernacular and religious given name traditions. The vernacular or regional naming tradition is the oldest and most pervasive type of patronymic surname. According to this custom, names were originally composed of vocabulary elements from the local language. Vernacular names that were derived from ancient Germanic personal names have cognates in most European languages. For example, the court of Charlemagne (742-814) was Christian and Latin-speaking, but the Frankish dialect of Old German was commonly used for personal names. Vernacular names were widespread throughout Normandy. Accordingly, many typical English and French names are in fact, originally of Germanic origin and often have cognates in other European countries. This particular patronym is derived from a diminutive of the name Theobald; a common diminutive of Theobald was Tib, Tib-et is a double diminutive (a diminutive of a diminutive) of the name. 1 Early Origins of the Tibbett familyThe surname Tibbett was first found in Worcestershire where John Tybote was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327. Later Stephen Tybet was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for Staffordshire in 1332. Much later in Suffolk, Jaraes Tibbett was listed in 1674. 2 Early History of the Tibbett familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tibbett research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tibbett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tibbett Spelling VariationsSound 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 Tibbett family name include Tibbits, Tibbets, Tibbit, Tibbet and others. Early Notables of the Tibbett familyMore information is included under the topic Early Tibbett Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Tibbett migration to Australia | + |
Tibbett Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mrs. Lucy Tibbett, (b. 1823), aged 34, Cornish housekeeper departing from Plymouth on 16th September 1857 aboard the ship "Medway" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 19th December 1857 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tibbett (post 1700) | + |
- Willard Lewis Tibbett Jr. (1903-1992), American athlete
- John C. Tibbett (b. 1946), American film critic, historian and painter
- Billy Tibbett (b. 1974), American professional hockey player
- Lawrence Mervil Tibbett (1896-1960), great American opera singer and recording artist
| Suggested Readings for the name Tibbett | + |
- The Tippet Family of Louisiana and the Related Families of Bass, O'Bryant, Sellars/Smith and Groves/Nash by Jane Parker McManus.
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
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