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Dunbabin Family History

Dunbabin Surname Meaning

Reaney interprets the name as a Middle English nickname ‘dun (dark) Babbin’ where Babbin is assumed to be an unrounded form of *Bobbin which he supposes to be a rhyming form of Robin. This is theoretically possible but difficult to assess without evidence for the identity of Babbin (or Bobbin) and Robin.

Middle English dun ‘dark’ is not otherwise attested as a qualifier of a personal name though it would fit the pattern of names with Middle English broun ‘brown’.

(see Brownjohn and compare Horrabin ‘grey Robin’).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Dunbabin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dunbabin family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Dunbabin families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 58 Dunbabin families living in Cheshire. This was about 58% of all the recorded Dunbabin's in United Kingdom. Cheshire had the highest population of Dunbabin families in 1891.
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What did your Dunbabin ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Dunbabin. 100% of Dunbabin women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 262 immigration records available for the last name Dunbabin. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 73 military records available for the last name Dunbabin. For the veterans among your Dunbabin ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1969 and 2004, in the United States, Dunbabin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Dunbabin in 1969 was 71, and 100 in 2004.

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