Garbutt

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This is the predominantly North Riding of Yorkshire spelling of a truly ancient Anglo-Saxon baptismal name which in medieval times developed into a surname of some popularity. The name derives from the elements "Gar" meaning spear and "bodo" - a herald. This is a typical 'dark ages' name redolent of either war, religion, and personal bravery, or a combination of the three. As a purely baptismal name, Gerboldo of Lincoln, it is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book, the first genuine surname recording being about one hundred years later, (see below). Although of Anglo-Saxon origins it is possible that the name was introduced by the Normans, after 1066, as for many years "Saxons" were generally dispossessed of their lands, and therefore unrecorded. Be that as it may, an ancient Coat of Arms, that is to say, prior to the Battle of Crecy in 1346, was granted to John Garbed, Knight, being a gold dragon on a red field. The early recordings include John Garbot of York in the 1397 Friary Rolls of the City, and it was from the same source that the later spelling form of Garbutt derives. Examples of the surname development include James Garbutt of York, in the City Rolls of 1602, and Alic Garbut, christened at St Peters Church, Leeds on April 22nd 1610. Other examples include Issabell Garbutt who married Richard Gray at Holme on Spalding Moor on January 24th 1631, and Jacobus Garbutt, son of Richard Garbutt, christened at Bilsdale Midcable, Near Stokesley, on January 16th 1671, in the reign of Charles 11, the Merry Monarch. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Gerbode, which was dated 1185, in the pipe rolls of Huntingdon, during the reign of King Henry 11, known as "The church builder," 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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This unusual and interesting name is of early medieval English origin. However it ultimately derives from a Germanic personal name Gerbold, which was borrowed in the 6th century by Norse-Vikings. These warlike people who in addition to crossing the North Sea and conquering Northern England, much of Ireland, and the Isle of Man, also swept down through Northern Germany, across the Low Countries, until they finally ended up where they have remained ever since, Normandy in France, the land of the Norsemen! The name is derived from the word "geri" meaning a spear, and "bold" - hardy and strong. In England the real popularity of the name followed the Norman- French Invasion of 1066, and early examples include Gerbodo, recorded in the famous Domesday Book of the year 1086, and Gerbodo de Scalt in the pipe rolls of Lincoln, for the year 1175. These however were not hereditary surnames, indeed not surnames at all. The early examples of ttrue surnames include Thomas Gerbot of Staffordshire in the pipe rolls of 1202, and John Garbot in the Friary Register of Yorkshire, in 1397. The first recorded spelling of the family name is believed to be that of William Gerbode. This was in the records of the Knight Templars (Crusaders) of the county of Huntingdon in 1185, during the reign of King Henry 11nd of England, 1154 - 1189. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.