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Gribble History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Switzerland

The Gribble name was taken as a surname from a place name derived from the German word "Kraehen," meaning "crow" and "buehl" meaning "hill." There were probably several place names based on these words, including Kräyenbühl in the parish of Groshochstetten, Canton of Bern, Switzerland.

Early Origins of the Gribble family

The surname Gribble was first found in the Lucerne region of Switzerland where records show the Kreyenbuhl, Kraehenbuehl families since the 14th century.

Early History of the Gribble family

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Gribble Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Krähenbuhl, Kraehenbuhl, Kraehenbuehl, Krayenbuhl, Kreienbuhl, Kreyenbuhl, Kreyenbuel, Crayenbuhl, Creyenbuhl, Grenhenbuhl, Krahbuhl, Kraibil, Kraibill, Kraybil, Kraybill, Kraibuhl, Crabil, Crabill, Craybil, Craybill, Grabble, Grabil, Grabill, Kraybil and many more.

Early Notables of the Gribble family

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Gribble Ranking

In the United States, the name Gribble is the 7,485^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Gribble migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gribble Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph B Gribble, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1835 2
Joseph B, Gribble Jr., who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1836 2
J Gribble, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
Mr. Edwin Gribble, (b. 1849), aged 25, Cornish miner departing from Bristol aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 1 May 1874 3
Mr. William J. Gribble, (b. 1857), aged 30, Cornish miner departing from Liverpool aboard the ship "Aurania" arriving in Pennsylvania, USA on 31 May 1887 3
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Gribble migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Gribble Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Gribble, English convict from Devon, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on July 3, 1822, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 4
William Gribble, English convict from Devon, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on October 22nd, 1824, settling in New South Wales, Australia 5
James Gribble, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Theresa" in 1847 6
John Gribble, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Santipore" in 1848 7
Mr. Benjamin Gribble, (b. 1812), aged 36, Cornish miner from Redruth, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Blonde" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 15th October 1848 8
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Gribble migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Gribble Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Elias Gribble, aged 22, a farm labourer, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Gertrude" in 1841 9
Eliza Gribble, aged 19, a sempstress, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Gertrude" in 1841 9
S M Gribble, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1844
Mr. John Gribble, (b. 1834), aged 28, British farm labourer from Cornwall, travelling from London aboard the ship"Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th September 1862 10
Mrs. Sophia Gribble, (b. 1834), aged 28, British settler from Cornwall, travelling from London aboard the ship"Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th September 1862 10
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gribble (post 1700) +

Matthew Owen Gribble (1962-2004), American five-time gold medalist competitive swimmer, world champion, and world record-holder
Wallace B. Gribble, American Republican politician, Member of West Virginia State Senate 12th District, 1917-20; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920 11
W. D. Gribble, American Republican politician, Chair of Doddridge County Republican Party, 1945-46 11
T. M. Gribble, American politician, Mayor of Waco, Texas, 1939 11
Bernard Finegan "B.F." Gribble RBC SMA (1872-1962), prolific British marine artist and illustrator
Mark Gribble (b. 1975), English right-handed batsman cricketer
Julian Royds Gribble VC (1897-1918), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
David Gribble, Australian cinematographer and director
Bernard Gribble (1927-2004), Emmy Award and ACE Eddie Award nominated British film editor
Di Gribble AM (1942-2011), Australian publisher, book editor and businessperson, co-founder of McPhee Gribble, an Australian publishing house in 1975

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Arab voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1822 with 155 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/arab/1822
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Asia 1 voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1824 with 9 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1824
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) THERESA 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Theresa.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SANTIPORE 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Santipore.htm
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, May 30). Ships' Passenger Lists of Arrivals in New South Wales on (1828 - 1842, 1848 - 1849) [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1838_on.pdf
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 12th December 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html