Ibbitson Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Long before computers fixed spellings, Ibbitson and Ibbotson were used side by side. Read literally, Ibbitson points to “son of Ibbot", from Isabel"”.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Ibbotson surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

A variant of Ibbotson

Spelled with “i” instead of “o”, Ibbitson shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Ibbetson.

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