Wylbur History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wylbur family

The surname Wylbur was first found in Lancashire where William Wyldebar was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1242. A few years later, William Wylebor was found in Yorkshire in 1307. 1

The name is a "nickname from the Wild Boar." 2 "The early, or Anglo-Saxon, form of the word is preserved in the surname Wilbar (pronounced Wilebar) from mild, and bar, a boar." 3

By the time of the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379, two of the family held lands there at the time: Willelmus Wyldebore; and Johannes Wildebore. 4

However another source has a slightly different origin for the family: "Wildbore is another Nottinghamshire name now rare in the county. There were freeholders of the name at Misterton and at other places in the county in 1698." 5

Wildbore House is generally believed to have been located in the town of Knottingley, Yorkshire but the house was demolished when its land was mined as a quarry.

Early History of the Wylbur family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wylbur research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1307, 1455, 1487, 1720 and 1721 are included under the topic Early Wylbur History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wylbur Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wildbore, Wildeboer, Wyldbore, Wilber, Wylber, Wyldebore, Wilebore and many more.

Early Notables of the Wylbur family

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Migration of the Wylbur family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Samuel Wildbore, who came to Boston in 1633; and Henry Wilber, who was naturalized in Indiana in 1848.

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.