Gribbin Family History
Gribbin Name Meaning
Manx and Irish (Down Derry and Antrim): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Roibín (in Ulster Mag Roibín) a patronymic from the Norman personal name Robin a pet form of Robert introduced to Ireland by the Normans. Irish migration accounts for its appearance in southwest Scotland northwestern England and Cornwall where Saint Agnes was a thriving tin-mining area.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022