Gabbard Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Gabbard is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of the Britain and comes from the baptismal name son of Gilbert. In Old English, patronyms were formed by adding a variety of suffixes to personal names, which changed over time and from place to place. For example, after the Norman Conquest, sunu and sune, which meant son, were the most common patronymic suffixes. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the most common patronymic names included the word filius, which meant son. By the 14th century, the suffix son had replaced these earlier versions. Surnames that were formed with filius or son were more common in the north of England and it was here that the number of individuals without surnames was greatest at this time.

Gabbard Early Origins

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The surname Gabbard was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Gabbard Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Gabbard has been spelled many different ways, including Gibbard, Gibbert, Gibert, Gybbard, Gybbert and many more.

Gabbard Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gabbard research. Another 287 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1239, 1273, 1307, 1533, and 1603 are included under the topic Early Gabbard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gabbard Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Gabbards to arrive in North America: Thomas and Henry Gibbard landed in Virginia in 1774; William Gibbard settled in New Haven, Conn. in 1640; Ann, Edward and Jane Gibberd landed in New York in 1830.

Contemporary Notables of the name Gabbard (post 1700)

Gary Adrian, Rob, and Cathy Gabbard, American musicians, founders of The Gabbards, a Christian American Southern Gospel group
John Gabbard, American NORAD employee who co developed a database of space satellites and a formulation predicting their orbital paths, now known as Gabbard diagrams which is still in use today
Stephen Edward Gabbard (b. 1966), American former offensive tackle who played from 1989 to 1993
Doug Gabbard II,, American jurist, a judge on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
Glen Owens Gabbard (b. 1949), American psychiatrist, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York
Gerald Michael "Mike" Gabbard (b. 1948), American politician, Member of the Hawaii Senate (2006), father of Tulsi Gabbard
Kason Ronald Gabbard (b. 1982), American former professional Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 2006 to 2008
Tulsi Gabbard (b. 1981), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii (2013-)

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Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
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Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
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The Gabbard Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gabbard Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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