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]

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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]

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  1. ↑ Hanks; Hodges (1991) p. 200; Galbraith Family History (n.d.).
  2. ↑ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 999; Galbraith Family History (n.d.).
  3. ↑ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 999.
  4. 1 2 Black (1971) p. 285.
  5. ↑ Reaney; Wilson (1995) p. 182.
  6. ↑ Mark (2003) p. 719.
  7. ↑ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 999; Hanks; Hodges (1991) p. 200; Black (1971) p. 285.
  8. ↑ 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.).
  9. ↑ Clarkson (2010) ch. 10 ¶ 10; Broun (2004) pp. 121–122, 121 n. 28.
  10. ↑ Clarkson (2010) ch. 10 ¶ 10.
  11. ↑ Black (1971) p. 285; Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis (1843) p. 87 § 101; Document 3/17/2 (n.d.).
  12. ↑ Reaney; Wilson (1995) p. 182; Black (1971) p. 285; Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis (1843) p. 88 § 102; Document 3/17/3 (n.d.).
  13. ↑ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 999; Black (1971) p. 285; Registrum Monasterii de Passelet (1832) p. 217; Document 3/17/17 (n.d.).
  14. ↑ Black (1971) p. 285; Cartularium Comitatus de Levanax (1833) p. 30; Document 3/17/30 (n.d.).
  15. ↑ Reaney; Wilson (1995) p. 182; Black (1971) p. 285; Cartularium Comitatus de Levanax (1833) p. 25; Document 3/17/8 (n.d.).
  16. ↑ Black (1971) p. 285; Cartularium Comitatus de Levanax (1833) p. 27; Document 3/17/29 (n.d.).
  17. ↑ Gunn, Alastair G. (2023). "Biography and Bibliography". The Blue Room and Other Tales: The Ghost Stories of Lettice Galbraith. Wimbourne Books. ISBN   9781838268992.

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