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Etymology of Giblett

What does the name Giblett 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 Giblett family

The surname Giblett 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 Giblett family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Giblett research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1780, 1817, 1827, 1840, 1845, 1863, 1878, 1884, 1887 and 1936 are included under the topic Early Giblett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Giblett Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Giblett 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...
Another 54 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Giblett Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Giblett family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Giblett (post 1700) +

  • Eloise R. Giblett (1921-2009), American genetic scientist and researcher, member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Nobel Prize nominee
  • Alf Giblett (1908-1943), Australian rules footballer
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  3. MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)

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