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Gribble Family History

Gribble Surname Meaning

English (Devon and Cornwall): topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) crabtree or blackthorn’ from Middle English gribbele.

English (of Norman origin): from a Norman personal name Grimbald composed of the ancient Germanic elements grīm ‘mask helmet’ + bald bold ‘bold brave’.

Grimbald became Gribald through assimilation of mb to bb.

Altered form of German Gribbel from a pet form of a personal name formed with Greif.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Gribble family from?

You can see how Gribble families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gribble family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gribble families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 255 Gribble families living in Devon. This was about 24% of all the recorded Gribble's in United Kingdom. Devon had the highest population of Gribble families in 1891.
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What did your Gribble ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Gribble. 18% of Gribble men worked as a Farmer and 72% of Gribble women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Gribble were Bank Clerk and Incapacitated.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Farmer
    18%
  • General Labourer
    11%
  • Carpenter joiner
    11%
  • Bank Clerk
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Private Means
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Gribble. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Gribble. For the veterans among your Gribble ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Gribble lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Gribble life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Gribble in 1944 was 30, and 77 in 2004.

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