The garbutt Surname
garbutt Name Meaning and History
- from Geribodo, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements gar, ger, ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + bodo originally ‘lord’, ‘master’, but early reinterpreted as ‘messenger’. The name was borne notably by a 7th-century saint, bishop of Bayeux; as a result of his cult the name was popular among the Normans and introduced by them into England.
- from Geribald, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements geri, gari ‘spear’ + bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’. This name owed its popularity largely to a 9th-century saint, bishop of Châlons-sur-Seine.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Ernest (ernst) and Mary Garbutt (maiden Reeves) |
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| GARBUTT/DONOVAN LUMBER in Georgia | Peter John Donovan | 1 |
| Garbutt family from Bilsdale |
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| Garbutt Surname in Belize, Central America |
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| Garbut Family in Northumberland County, Ontario | Phyllis Belliveau | 8 |
| Charles Overend Garbutt born Norton, Durham, 1850 |
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| Ontario Garbutts | Fred Blair | 6 |
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