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Carruber Surname Definition:

CARRUBER, Carrubber: From the lands of Carriber in West Lothian. Thomas de Caribre, king's tenant in the county of Linlescu, and Phelippe de Carriber of the same county, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 201,205), Andrew de Cariber witnessed a notarial instrument in 1440 (Cambus.

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Carruber Surname Meaning

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CARRUBER, Carrubber: From the lands of Carriber in West Lothian. Thomas de Caribre, king's tenant in the county of Linlescu, and Phelippe de Carriber of the same county, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 201,205), Andrew de Cariber witnessed a notarial instrument in 1440 (Cambus., 168). William Carribris, a Scots ship owner, who had a safe conduct into England in 1438, may be the William Careberis (Kartberis, Carrebris, Carribris, Carribrys, Carribirs, or Carybbrys), Scottish merchant, who received several safe-conducts into England between 1446 and 1468 (Bain, IV, 1110, 1187, 1230, etc.). William de Carribris was bailie of Edinburgh in 1455 (Cambus., 96), and George Carribers was a burgess of Glasgow in 1483 (REG., 394). Joannes Carribber was retoured heir of Robert Carribber de eodem in the lands of Carribber in 1574 (Retours, Linlithgow, 8). Margaret Caribdis in Edinburgh, 1638 (Edinb. Marr.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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