Galbraith Explained

The surname Galbraith is derived from the Gaelic elements Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: 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 Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Mac a' Bhreatannaich.^[6]

The surname is borne by members of Clan Galbraith.^[7] The clan is known in Gaelic as Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Clann a' Bhreatannaich.^[4] The earliest recorded chief of this family may be "Latin: 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: "Latin: Gillescop Galbrad" in 1208×1214;^[11] "Latin: Gillescop Galbrath" in 1208×1214;^[12] "Latin: Gillescop Gallebrad" in 1208×1214;^[13] "Latin: Wilielmo filio Arthuri filii Galbrait" in 1239;^[14] "Latin: Gillaspec Galbraith" in 1208×1241;^[15] and "Latin: Mauritio filio Gillaspic Galbraith" in 1208×1265.^[16]

People

• Alastair Galbraith (musician), (born 1965) musician from Dunedin, New Zealand
• Catherine G Galbraith, 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
• 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
• 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

Primary sources

• Book: 1833 . Cartularium Comitatus de Levanax . . Edinburgh . 2027/mdp.39015070200798 . free . C1 .
• Web site: Document 3/14/1 . n.d. . People of Medieval Scotland, 1093–1371 . 12 March 2019 . D7 .
• Web site: Document 3/17/2 . n.d. . People of Medieval Scotland, 1093–1371 . 12 March 2019 . D1 .
• Web site: Document 3/17/3 . n.d. . People of Medieval Scotland, 1093–1371 . 12 March 2019 . D2 .
• Web site: Document 3/17/8 . n.d. . People of Medieval Scotland, 1093–1371 . 12 March 2019 . D5 .
• Web site: Document 3/17/17 . n.d. . People of Medieval Scotland, 1093–1371 . 12 March 2019 . D3 .
• Web site: Document 3/17/29 . n.d. . People of Medieval Scotland, 1093–1371 . 12 March 2019 . D6 .
• Web site: Document 3/17/30 . n.d. . People of Medieval Scotland, 1093–1371 . 12 March 2019 . D4 .
• Book: 1837 . Liber Sancte Marie de Melrose: Munimenta Vetustiora Monasterii Cisterciensis de Melros . 1 . . Edinburgh . 24829686M . L1 .
• Book: 1843 . Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis . 1 . Edinburgh . 14037534M . R3 .
• Book: 1832 . Registrum Monasterii de Passelet, Cartas Privilegia Conventiones Aliaque Munimenta Complectens, A Domo Fundata A.D. MCLXIII Usque Ad A.D. MDXXIX . Edinburgh . 24829867M . R2 .

Secondary sources

• Book: Black, GF . 1971 . 1946 . The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History . registration . . New York . 0-87104-172-3 . 8346130M . B1 .
• Broun . D . Dauvit Broun . 2004 . The Welsh Identity of the Kingdom of Strathclyde c.900–c.1200 . . 55 . 2 . 111–180 . 10.3366/inr.2004.55.2.111 . 0020-157X . 1745-5219 . B2 .
• Book: Clarkson, T . 2010 . The Men of the North: The Britons and Southern Scotland . . Edinburgh . 978-1-907909-02-3 . EPUB . C2 .
• Book: Hanks . P . Patrick Hanks . Coates . R . Richard Coates . McClure . P . 2016 . The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland . 2 . . Oxford . 978-0-19-879882-8 . H1 .
• Book: Hanks . P . Hodges . F . 1991 . 1988 . A Dictionary of Surnames . registration . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 0-10-211502-8 . 2044914M . H2 .
• Web site: n.d. . Galbraith Family History . . 17 December 2018 . G1 .
• Book: Mark, C . 2003 . The Gaelic-English Dictionary . . New York . 0-203-27706-6 . M1 .
• Book: Reaney, PH . Wilson . RM . 1995 . A Dictionary of English Surnames . 3rd . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 0-19-8631464 . R1 .

Notes and References

1. [#H2|Hanks; Hodges (1991)]
2. [#H1|Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016)]
3. [#H1|Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016)]
4. [#B1|Black (1971)]
5. [#R1|Reaney; Wilson (1995)]
6. [#M1|Mark (2003)]
7. [#H1|Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016)]
8. [#H1|Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016)]
9. [#C2|Clarkson (2010)]
10. [#C2|Clarkson (2010)]
11. [#B1|Black (1971)]
12. [#R1|Reaney; Wilson (1995)]
13. [#H1|Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016)]
14. [#B1|Black (1971)]
15. [#R1|Reaney; Wilson (1995)]
16. [#B1|Black (1971)]