Alabaster (surname)

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Alabaster is an English surname, originally meaning someone who provided armed service with a crossbow/arbalest. [1] [2] Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 26. ISBN   978-0-415-05737-0 . Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. The meaning of the Name alabaster