Grumble History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Grumble family

The surname Grumble was first found in Staffordshire where the family name was first referenced in the year 1086 when Grimbaldus held a family seat in that shire. Saint Grimbald (Grimwald) (820?-903) was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Bertin near Saint-Omer, France. He was invited by Alfred to England but declined the Diocese of Canterbury. His son, King Edward the Elder appointed him abbot of the New Minster at Winchester and he died in the year of its dedication. 1

Early History of the Grumble family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grumble research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1296, 1455, 1485, 1487, 1519 and 1562 are included under the topic Early Grumble History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grumble Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grimbald, Grimble, Gribble, Grimball, Grimbell, Grimbaud, Grimbalde, Grimald and many more.

Early Notables of the Grumble family

Distinguished members of the family include Nicholas Grimald, Grimalde or Grimoald (1519-1562), English poet, born in Huntingdonshire in 1519, probably son of Giovanni Baptista Grimaldi, a clerk in...
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Grumble migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grumble Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Grumble, who landed in Maryland in 1660 2

Grumble Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Icrahon Grumble, aged 21, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1832 2

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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)