Tobin (surname)

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Tobin (Irish: Tóibín, pronounced [t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ]; from the Norman surname Saint Aubin, originated with Saint Albinus) is an Irish surname of Norman origin.[1]

The Anglo-French Saint Aubin family arrived in Ireland in the wake of the Norman invasion in the 12th century and settled in Counties Tipperary and Kilkenny, and subsequently spread to the neighbouring counties of Cork and Waterford.[citation needed]

An early bearer of the surname is John Tobyn, who appeared in patent rolls in 1413.[1] By the 1440s there were three major Tobin clans established in south-east Tipperary, as well as the senior line in Kilkenny. The Tobins were an eminent family in County Tipperary in medieval times, and the head of the family was known as the Baron of Coursey, although this was not an officially recognised title. The 14th century Annals of Ireland, by Kilkenny Franciscan John Clyn, described the Tobins as "a turbulent sect more dreaded by the English than the native Irish". Ballytobin in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland is named after them.[citation needed]

A branch of the family who were among the Wild Geese settled in Nantes, in the country of origin, and the best known of these was Edmund Marquis de Tobin (1692–1747), who was killed in action in the War of Austrian Succession. Another branch of the Tobins settled in Newfoundland and prospered there.[citation needed]

In the period 1847–1864, most bearers of the surname in Ireland were located in County Tipperary, County Kilkenny, County Cork, and County Waterford. As of 1881, most bearers of the surname in Great Britain were located in Lancashire.[1]

Tobin is also an English surname, derived from the name Tobias or Toby.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland (First ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879881-1.
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