Show ContentsWybrow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Wybrow

What does the name Wybrow mean?

The name Wybrow is tied to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England. It comes from Wigburh, a feminine name meaning "war-fortress." It was recorded once in 901 (as a personal name) and did not appear again until the 12th century. The record of the name from the 12th century is from Suffolk, where Wyburgh was recorded in church records in Bury, sometime between the years 1182 and 1211. This makes this name a metronymic vernacular name. The vernacular or regional naming tradition is the oldest and most pervasive type of metronymic 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.

Early Origins of the Wybrow family

The surname Wybrow was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Wybrow family

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Wybrow 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 Wybrow has undergone many spelling variations, including Wybrew, Wibbery, Wybbery, Whybrew, Whybrow, Wyebrough, Wybrow and many more.

Early Notables of the Wybrow family

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Wybrow migration to Australia+

Wybrow Settlers in Australia in the 18th Century
  • Mr. William Wybrow, (Whybrow, Weybrow), (1774 - 1852), aged 22, British settler who was convicted in London, England for life for house breaking, transported aboard the "Ganges" on 31st July 1796, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 1
Wybrow Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Philip Wybrow, English convict who was convicted in Suffolk, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 27th May 1837, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2
  1. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au
  2. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 18th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elphinstone

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