Gibler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Gibler

What does the name Gibler mean?

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor as in 'the son of Gilbert,' from nickname Gib, diminutive Gib-lin. "Although I find no early instances there can be no doubt about the origin of this name." 1

Early Origins of the Gibler family

The surname Gibler was first found in Cornwall where Segerus Gibelin was registered in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1206. Later, Simon Gibeloun was registered as holding lands in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327. 2

In Ireland, the name was derived from the Gaelic Ó Gibealláin, Anglicized as "O'Gibellans, as they were formerly called, were noted as ecclesiastics in the diocese of Elphin." 3

Early History of the Gibler family

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Gibler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Giblin, Gibloun, Giblett, Gibling and others.

Early Notables of the Gibler family

Robert Wilkins Giblin (1780-1845), an English immigrant to Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land who arrived aboard the Sir Charles Forbes in 1827 with his wife and eight children. He was the progenitor of the famous Giblin family of Tasmania which included William Robert Giblin (1840-1887), Premier of Tasmania in 1878 and many more. Ronald Worthy Giblin...
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Gibler migration to the United States +

Gibler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Geo Michael Gibler, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 4
Jacob Gibler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 4

Gibler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christian Gibler, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1867 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Gibler (post 1700) +

Frank Gibler (1892-1981), American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Guadalajara, 1921 5

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html