Galbraith

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), (born 1965) musician from Dunedin, New Zealand
• Catherine G Galbraith, American expert in cell migration and super-resolution microscopy
• Clare Calbraith (born 1974), English actor
• Daniel Galbraith (Ontario politician) (1813–1879) Scottish-Canadian farmer and politician
• Daniel Harcourt Galbraith (1878–1968), Canadian provincial politician
• Daniel Murray Bayne Galbraith (1895–1921), World War I flying ace
• Danny Galbraith (born 1990), Scottish footballer
• Declan Galbraith (born 1991), British singer
• Douglas Galbraith (1965–2018), Scottish historical novelist
• 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
• George Galbraith (priest) (died 1911), Dean of Derry
• Georgie Starbuck Galbraith (1909–1980), American poet
• 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
• Lettice Galbraith (1859–1932), ghost story writer ^[17]
• Neil Galbraith, Australian curler
• Patrick Galbraith (born 1967), United States professional tennis player
• Patrick Galbraith (ice hockey) (born 1986), Danish professional ice hockey goaltender
• 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 (1945–2014), Scottish Labour Party politician
• Sheldon Galbraith (1922–2015), 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

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. 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.

Primary sources

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