Wibbe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wibbe family

The surname Wibbe was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1202 where Jordan Wibelin was held. It made be a Norman of Wibbe but the early name has not been found.

Early History of the Wibbe family

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Wibbe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wibling, Wiblin, Wybelyn, Wibbe, Wybbe and others.

Early Notables of the Wibbe family

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Wibbe migration to the United States +

Wibbe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Aaron Wibbe, aged 32, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1875 1
Marie Wibbe, aged 19, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1875 1

Sources +

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)