Drabble (surname)

Last updated September 22, 2025

Drabble is a British surname.

Origins

Two possible origins have been suggested for the name. One possible source is a derivation from an Old English personal name "Drabbe", from before the 7th-century. This is recorded as a name of a Peterborough festerman, in 963 - 992, in A. J. Robertson's Anglo Saxon Charters.^[1]

Notable people with the surname

Eric Frederic Drabble (1877–1933), English botanist
Frank Drabble (1888–1964), English footballer
Gareth Drabble (born 1990), rugby union player
Geoff Drabble (born 1959), British businessman
George Wilkinson Drabble (1823–1899), British businessman
Margaret Drabble (born 1939), English novelist, biographer, and critic
Phil Drabble (1914–2007), English author and television presenter

References

↑ Robertson, A. J. (17 December 2009). Anglo-Saxon Charters. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521178327 . Retrieved 28 February 2019– via Google Books.

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[1] Robertson, A. J. (17 December 2009). Anglo-Saxon Charters. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521178327 . Retrieved 28 February 2019– via Google Books.

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Drabble (surname)

Origins

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Notable people with the surname

References