Hubbard family
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The family name "Hubbard" has an old English origin that may date back 1,000 years. The definitive text on the origins of this name is Edward Warrin Day's "One Thousand Years of Hubbard History" published in 1895. Histories of the name "Hubert" often claim that Hubbard is a spelling variation of Hubert and that it has the same meaning of "bright mind". However, Day's book makes no mention of that and, in fact, states that Hubert is a spelling variation of Hubbard. Both may be wrong since the Hubert is allegedly from the 11th century Norman conquerors and Hubbard comes from much earlier Danish invaders.
According to Day, the name Hubbard derives from King Hubba, a Danish conqueror who raided East Anglia in the 9th century AD. However, it is not necessarily the case that modern day Hubbards are descendents of King Hubba. It may merely mean that they are descendents of the inhabitants of one of the towns named "Hubbard" long after the time of King Hubba. Contrary to the title of the book, the actual name of Hubbard cannot be dated to the first millennium.
The earliest person named Hubbard mentioned in Day's book is John Hubbard of Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, born in 1230 AD. A survey of genealogies on www.ancestry.com shows that any Hubbard who traces their history back this far invariably traces it to this John Hubbard (this may or may not, in fact, be the case, but clearly most Hubbard family histories have been informed partly by Day’s book).
The book explains that Hubbard had other spellings and it was not uncommon for the same individual to spell their own names in more than one way. A common concurrent spelling is “Hobart” which may have been considered an “upper class” spelling compared to the more humble “Hubbard”.
Early prominent Hubbard’s include Sir James Hubbard (also spelled “Hobart”), the Attorney General of England from 1486 to 1507, appointed by King Henry VII and knighted by the same (d. 1517). Hobart seems to be the more common spelling in genealogies but some legal documents show his name also spelled James Hubbard. Almost all Hubbards alive today seem to trace their lineage to Sir James. He personally funded the building of a church in Loddon, Norfolk and is buried today in the cathedral in Norwich. Sir Henry Hobart (d. 1698), another prominent English barrister and politician, was his great grandson.
By the mid to late 16th century, many Hubbards had become Protestants and were persecuted under Queen Mary I of England. Although Queen Elizabeth I ended this persecution, subsequent reforms in the Church of England displeased many Protestants. Hubbards were among the earliest English settlers of New England, coming to America as part of the Protestant migration from England in the early 17th century.
Robert Hubbard (born 1979), Actor and musician.
Al Hubbard
(1915–1984), Disney comics artist
Bela Hubbard
(1814-1896), American geologist, surveyor, lumberman, civic leader in Michigan
Cal Hubbard
(1900–1977), American professional football player and Major League Baseball umpire
Dominic Hubbard
, 6th Baron Addington (born 1963), British politician
Elbert Hubbard
(1856–1915), American philosopher and writer
Freddie Hubbard
(1938-), American jazz trumpeter
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
(1822–1897), the founder and first president of the National Geographic Society
Harlan Hubbard
(1900–1988), Kentucky writer and artist
John Hubbard (1794–1838), American physician and politician
Jordan Hubbard
(born 1963), co-founder of the FreeBSD operating system project
Kin Hubbard
(1868–1930), American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist
L. Ron Hubbard
(1911–1986), American science fiction writer and creator of Scientology
Leonidas Hubbard
(1872–1903), American journalist and adventurer. Died during an exploration of the Naskaupi River.
Lucius Frederick Hubbard
(1836–1913), American politician
Richard B. Hubbard
, American politician
Rob Hubbard
(born c.1956), composer
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
(1799–1855), United States Postmaster General
Thomas Hubbard
(1898–1961), British Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy 1944-1959
William Hubbard
(1621–1704), American Colonial-era clergyman and historical writer
According to Day, the name Hubbard derives from King Hubba, a Danish conqueror who raided East Anglia in the 9th century AD. However, it is not necessarily the case that modern day Hubbards are descendents of King Hubba. It may merely mean that they are descendents of the inhabitants of one of the towns named "Hubbard" long after the time of King Hubba. Contrary to the title of the book, the actual name of Hubbard cannot be dated to the first millennium.
The earliest person named Hubbard mentioned in Day's book is John Hubbard of Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, born in 1230 AD. A survey of genealogies on www.ancestry.com shows that any Hubbard who traces their history back this far invariably traces it to this John Hubbard (this may or may not, in fact, be the case, but clearly most Hubbard family histories have been informed partly by Day’s book).
The book explains that Hubbard had other spellings and it was not uncommon for the same individual to spell their own names in more than one way. A common concurrent spelling is “Hobart” which may have been considered an “upper class” spelling compared to the more humble “Hubbard”.
Early prominent Hubbard’s include Sir James Hubbard (also spelled “Hobart”), the Attorney General of England from 1486 to 1507, appointed by King Henry VII and knighted by the same (d. 1517). Hobart seems to be the more common spelling in genealogies but some legal documents show his name also spelled James Hubbard. Almost all Hubbards alive today seem to trace their lineage to Sir James. He personally funded the building of a church in Loddon, Norfolk and is buried today in the cathedral in Norwich. Sir Henry Hobart (d. 1698), another prominent English barrister and politician, was his great grandson.
By the mid to late 16th century, many Hubbards had become Protestants and were persecuted under Queen Mary I of England. Although Queen Elizabeth I ended this persecution, subsequent reforms in the Church of England displeased many Protestants. Hubbards were among the earliest English settlers of New England, coming to America as part of the Protestant migration from England in the early 17th century.
Prominent Hubbards
Robert Hubbard (born 1990), Owner of Point-5 Productions ltd.Robert Hubbard (born 1979), Actor and musician.
Al Hubbard
Al Hubbard
Al Hubbard is the name of:*Al Hubbard , American Major League Baseball catcher and shortstop who played in two 1883 games for Philadelphia Athletics...
(1915–1984), Disney comics artist
Bela Hubbard
Bela Hubbard
Bela Hubbard was a 19th century naturalist, geologist, writer, surveyor, explorer and civic leader of early Detroit, Michigan. Hubbard is noted as one of the pioneer geologists of Michigan starting with expeditions undertaken, while in his twenties, with Michigan's geologist Douglass Houghton...
(1814-1896), American geologist, surveyor, lumberman, civic leader in Michigan
Cal Hubbard
Cal Hubbard
Robert Calvin Hubbard was a professional American football player and later an umpire in Major League Baseball, and is a member of three major sports halls of fame...
(1900–1977), American professional football player and Major League Baseball umpire
Dominic Hubbard
Dominic Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington
Dominic Bryce Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington is a British politician, one of ninety elected hereditary peers currently sitting in the House of Lords. He is a member of the Liberal Democrats....
, 6th Baron Addington (born 1963), British politician
Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Green Hubbard was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Raised in Hudson, Illinois, he met early success as a traveling salesman with the Larkin soap company. Today Hubbard is mostly known as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, an...
(1856–1915), American philosopher and writer
Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on...
(1938-), American jazz trumpeter
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Gardiner Greene Hubbard was a U.S. lawyer, financier, and philanthropist. He was one of the founders of the Bell Telephone Company and the first president of the National Geographic Society.- Biography :...
(1822–1897), the founder and first president of the National Geographic Society
Harlan Hubbard
Harlan Hubbard
Harlan Hubbard was an American artist and author who lived a life that Henry David Thoreau only experimented with. Hubbard was born in Bellevue, Kentucky. His father died when Harlan was only seven. Soon thereafter, his mother moved him to New York City to be with his two older brothers who...
(1900–1988), Kentucky writer and artist
John Hubbard (1794–1838), American physician and politician
Jordan Hubbard
Jordan Hubbard
Jordan K. Hubbard is a long-time open source developer, authoring software like the Ardent Window Manager and various other open source tools and libraries before finally co-founding the FreeBSD project. He started the FreeBSD project in 1993 with Nate Williams and Rodney W. Grimes, also creating...
(born 1963), co-founder of the FreeBSD operating system project
Kin Hubbard
Kin Hubbard
Frank McKinney Hubbard was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist better known by his pen name "Kin" Hubbard....
(1868–1930), American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist
L. Ron Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard , better known as L. Ron Hubbard , was an American pulp fiction author and religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology...
(1911–1986), American science fiction writer and creator of Scientology
Leonidas Hubbard
Leonidas Hubbard
Leonidas Hubbard was a journalist and adventurer.He was born in Michigan and studied at the University of Michigan , choosing journalism as a career. In 1901 he married Mina Adelaine Benson, a woman two years senior and at the time an assistant superintendent of a Staten Island hospital. They met...
(1872–1903), American journalist and adventurer. Died during an exploration of the Naskaupi River.
Lucius Frederick Hubbard
Lucius Frederick Hubbard
Lucius Frederick Hubbard was an American politician. He served as the ninth Governor of Minnesota from January 10, 1882 to January 5, 1887. He was a Republican....
(1836–1913), American politician
Richard B. Hubbard
Richard B. Hubbard
Richard Bennett Hubbard, Jr. was the 16th Governor of Texas from 1876 to 1879 and United States Envoy to Japan from 1885 to 1889. He was a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War and was a member of the Democratic Party.-Early years:Hubbard was the son of Richard Bennett and Serena Hubbard...
, American politician
Rob Hubbard
Rob Hubbard
Rob Hubbard is a music composer best known for his composition of computer game theme music, especially for microcomputers of the 1980s such as the Commodore 64...
(born c.1956), composer
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard was born in Middletown, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies at Yale College and graduated in 1819. He practiced law from 1823 to 1837...
(1799–1855), United States Postmaster General
Thomas Hubbard
Thomas Hubbard
Thomas Frederick Hubbard was a British coal miner and politician. He represented Kirkcaldy Burghs in Parliament for fifteen years, being a somewhat low-profile Member but often speaking in support of better conditions for pensioners.-Origins:A native of Kirkcaldy, Hubbard attended only the local...
(1898–1961), British Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy 1944-1959
William Hubbard
William Hubbard
For the 19th and early 20th century Toronto city councillor see William Peyton HubbardWilliam Hubbard was an American clergyman and historian, born in England...
(1621–1704), American Colonial-era clergyman and historical writer