I am struggling to find the origin of the christian name Deback.?

Question

I am struggling to find the origin of the christian name Deback.?

Answer 1

It's showing up in immigration and passenger records pretty frequently. There are nearly 200 entry records into the US, most being from the Netherlands and Belgium. If you know the names of your immigrant ancestors, it shouldn't be hard to find their hometown. The Dutch were better than anyone at keeping records of their immigrants to America. They also have the best online resources through a consortium of their regional archives.

Here are the earliest Debacks to America. It does appear a good many originally went to the Dutch settlements in Western Michigan.

ame Age Gender Arrival Date Destination Port of Departure

Adriana Deback 29  Female  29 Apr 1857 U.S.A. --  Rotterdam, Netherlands  

Cornelia Deback 1  Female  29 Apr 1857 U.S.A. (-- Rotterdam, Netherlands  

Cornelia, Widow Deback       16 Jun 1855 Kalamazoo, Michigan  Rotterdam, Netherlands  

Jan Deback 28  Male  29 Apr 1857 U.S.A. -- Rotterdam, Netherlands

Answer 2

As a surname, it appears to be from the Netherlands.

Where did you see it as a first name?

Children are sometimes given the mother's maiden name as a first name.

Answer 3

It might also have been mis-translated, and very likely could be the french deBecque, or even duBuque (as in Iowa).  Try entering hte name as you have it spelled, and try some variants in a search such as ask.com or google or dogpile... if nothing else, try researching the databanks the LDS (Mormon) people have i nSalt Lake City.  If anyone can find it, the ycan