Galbraith
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The surname Galbraith is derived from the Gaelic elements gall, meaning "stranger", and Breathnach, meaning "Briton".[1] As such, the surname can be taken to mean "British foreigner",[2] "British Scandinavian",[3] "foreign Briton",[4] or "stranger-Briton".[5] The surname Galbraith can be rendered in Scottish Gaelic as Mac a' Bhreatannaich.[6]
The surname is borne by members of Clan Galbraith.[7] The clan is known in Gaelic as Clann a' Bhreatannaich.[4] The earliest recorded chief of this family may be "Gillcrist Bretnach", a man attested in 1193.[8] This man's name could indicate that he was either of Welsh[9] or North British ancestry.[10]
Early examples of forms of the surname include: "Gillescop Galbrad" in 1208×1214;[11] "Gillescop Galbrath" in 1208×1214;[12] "Gillescop Gallebrad" in 1208×1214;[13] "Wilielmo filio Arthuri filii Galbrait" in 1239;[14] "Gillaspec Galbraith" in 1208×1241;[15] and "Mauritio filio Gillaspic Galbraith" in 1208×1265.[16]
People
- Alastair Galbraith (musician), musician from Dunedin, New Zealand
- Clare Calbraith, actor
- Daniel Galbraith (Ontario politician) (1813-1879) Scottish-Canadian farmer and politician
- Daniel Harcourt Galbraith (1878-1968), Canadian provincial politician
- Danny Galbraith (born 1990), Scottish footballer
- Declan Galbraith (born 1991), British singer
- Evan Griffith Galbraith (1928–2008), United States diplomat
- Francis Joseph Galbraith (1913–1986), United States diplomat
- Frederick W. Galbraith (1874–1921), American businessman; second national commander of The American Legion (1920–1921)
- Gatewood Galbraith (1947–2012), a Kentucky lawyer, author and politician
- George Galbraith (born 1955), Danish ice hockey goaltender and coach
- Jack Galbraith, former Scottish footballer
- James Galbraith (Canadian politician) (born 1940), Canadian Progressive Conservative politician
- James K. Galbraith (born 1952), United States economist, son of John Kenneth Galbraith
- Jo-Ann Galbraith (born 1985), Australian archer
- John Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006), Canadian-born American economist
- Neil Galbraith, Australian curler
- Patrick Galbraith (ice hockey) (born 1986), Danish professional ice hockey goaltender
- Patrick Galbraith (born 1967), United States professional tennis player
- Paul Galbraith, (born 1964), Scottish-born classical guitarist
- Peter W. Galbraith (born 1950), United States diplomat and commentator, son of John Kenneth Galbraith
- Robert Galbraith, (born 1965), pen name of J.K. Rowling; writer of "The Cuckoo's Calling"
- Sam Galbraith (born 1945), Scottish Labour Party politician
- Sheldon Galbraith (born 1922), Canadian figure skating coach
- Tam Galbraith (1917–1982), Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician
- Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde (1891–1985), British politician
- Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde (born 1960), British Conservative Party politician
- Thomas J. Galbraith (mid-19th century), United States politician
- Vivian Hunter Galbraith, British historian
- W. R. Galbraith, (mid-late 19th century) Civil engineer in the United Kingdom
- Walter Galbraith (1918–1995), Scottish football player and manager
See also
- Galbraith, Iowa, a community in the United States
- 4089 Galbraith, an asteroid
- Clan Galbraith, a Scottish clan
- Galbraith Mountain, local name for North Lookout Mountain near Bellingham, Washington
- Galbraith supermarkets
- Galbreath
Citations
- ↑ Hanks; Hodges (1991) p. 200; Galbraith Family History (n.d.).
- ↑ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 999; Galbraith Family History (n.d.).
- ↑ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 999.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Black (1971) p. 285.
- ↑ Reaney; Wilson (1995) p. 182.
- ↑ Mark (2003) p. 719.
- ↑ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 999; Hanks; Hodges (1991) p. 200; Black (1971) p. 285.
- ↑ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 999; Hanks; Hodges (1991) p. 200; Liber Sancte Marie de Melrose (1837) p. 22 § 29; Document 3/14/1 (n.d.).
- ↑ Clarkson (2010) ch. 10 ¶ 10; Broun (2004) pp. 121–122, 121 n. 28.
- ↑ Clarkson (2010) ch. 10 ¶ 10.
- ↑ Black (1971) p. 285; Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis (1843) p. 87 § 101; Document 3/17/2 (n.d.).
- ↑ Reaney; Wilson (1995) p. 182; Black (1971) p. 285; Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis (1843) p. 88 § 102; Document 3/17/3 (n.d.).
- ↑ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 999; Black (1971) p. 285; Registrum Monasterii de Passelet (1832) p. 217; Document 3/17/17 (n.d.).
- ↑ Black (1971) p. 285; Cartularium Comitatus de Levanax (1833) p. 30; Document 3/17/30 (n.d.).
- ↑ Reaney; Wilson (1995) p. 182; Black (1971) p. 285; Cartularium Comitatus de Levanax (1833) p. 25; Document 3/17/8 (n.d.).
- ↑ Black (1971) p. 285; Cartularium Comitatus de Levanax (1833) p. 27; Document 3/17/29 (n.d.).
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