The Gribble surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,819 people carried this name — #8,611 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 77,500 people counted. That is down 2% from 3,895 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Gribble surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Grimbald’.

An early record he cites: Mabilia Grymbald, or Grymbaud, Lincolnshire, 1301–02 (30 Edward I) — Calendarium Genealogicum, Henry III–Edward I.

His entry covers Gribble, Grimble and Grimball.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 338 · public domain.

In print

Gribble in American newspapers,
1882–1909.

Newspaper page from The Democratic Advocate carrying the name Gribble
The Democratic Advocate 1882-07-08
Newspaper page from Tonopah Daily Bonanza carrying the name Gribble
Tonopah Daily Bonanza 1909-07-15
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Gribble
New-york Tribune 1901-09-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Gribble in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2010s.

18,234 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gribble. The most, 2,821, date from the 1910s. Western Australia has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 4.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 4,889
Victoria 4,253
New South Wales 3,539
South Australia 2,686
Queensland 2,186
Tasmania 323
ACT (Canberra) 211
Northern Territory 127

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gribble.

Who carried it

People named Gribble,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Brown Gribble
    John Brown Gribble 1847–1893
  • Francis Henry Gribble
    Francis Henry Gribble 1862–1946 · writer
  • George Gribble
    George Gribble 1868–1947
  • B. F. Gribble
    B. F. Gribble 1872–1962 · illustrator
  • Jane Slade 1653–1731
  • Herbert Augustine Keate Gribble 1847–1894 · architect

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gribble,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States339 records

339 records of the Gribble name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 169
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 73
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 11
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James K. Gribble

    Born 1918 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1945 at Truax Field Madison, Wisconsin; doorman. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Nevada.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ray Neal Gribble

    Born 1943; from Muncie, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Binh Long, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary-Anne Gribble

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Lady Peel from Penzance, aged 15; miner. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 339 records for Gribble in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia514 records

514 records of the Gribble name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 321
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 119
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 26
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 17
  • Tasmanian Names Index 13
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 9
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 4
  • Ballarat Avenue of Honour, First World War 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Gribble

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Asia, arriving 1825; ticket of leave 1838. Native of Exeter.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Gribble

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Mermaid, as an infant; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ernest Gribble

    Miner of Bowenvale, Victoria; died 1903.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 514 records for Gribble in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand14 records

14 records of the Gribble name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 13
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Finlayson Gribble

    Died 1945, aged 65; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Gribble

    Buried in 1903 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 72.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Gribble

    Buried in 1876 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 24.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Gribble in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Gribble name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Gribble

    Devonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Gribble

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. L. Gribble

    Royal Army Medical Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Gribble in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Gribble name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sarah Elizabeth Gribble

    Died 1914; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Francis Gribble

    Buried in 1926 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Henry Bennett Gribble

    Died in service in 1919.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Gribble in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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