Gibling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Gibling

What does the name Gibling 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 Gibling family

The surname Gibling 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 Gibling family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gibling 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 Gibling History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gibling Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Gibling 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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Migration of the Gibling 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 Gibling (post 1700) +

Brigadier Herbert Gibling Furnell (1898-1973), Australian Acting Director-General of Medical Services, Army Headquarters from 1947 to 1948 4

Historic Events for the Gibling family +

Victoria steamboat disaster

Walter J. Gibling, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881

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)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, August 30) Herbert Furnell. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Furnell/Herbert_Gibling/Australia.html