The ebbe part comes from the EBBEGEBIRGE, or Ebbemountains in Germany, an area south og Cologne. Whwn traveling in Germany isaw an indicator to a village, called EBBELUGHAGEN. W e went there and foud out, that people in that area, whatever their familyname is, are called Ebbeling, that is some who lives there. So it indicates where you come from..Long ago someone moved from Germany to the Netherlands and used Ebbeling as a familyname.If you want more informatoin, just mail m.