| Osbern Giffard | |
| Father: | Osborn/Osberne/Osborne/Osbern de Bolebec, Lord of Bolebec[1] |
| Mother: | either Avelina or Wevia (sisters of Gunnor, Duchess of Normandy) |
| Birth Place: | Longueville-le-Giffard, Duchy of Normandy |
| Death Date: | c. 1085 |
| Death Place: | Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire |
| Occupation: | landowner |
Osbern (or Osborne) Giffard ( - c. 1085) was one of the knights who invaded England in 1066 under William the Conqueror.[2] He was rewarded with holdings throughout Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset.[3] He settled in Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire, where he built a castle which was destroyed by Edward II in 1322. It is believed that the Gloucestershire village of Stoke Gifford is named after him.[4] [5] Giffard's nephew Walter became the 1st Earl of Buckingham.[6]
Giffard was a son of Osborn (or Osberne or Osborne or Osbern) de Bolebec, Lord of Longueville-le-Giffard by either Avelina/Aveline, sister of Gunnor, Duchess of Normandy He secondly married Hawsie. One of Giffard's siblings was Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville.[7]
His notable descendants include the sons of Hugh Giffard of Boyton in Wiltshire: Walter Giffard and Godfrey Giffard.