Drabble (surname)
Drabble is a British surname.
Origins
Two possible origins have been suggested for the name. One possible source is a derivation from an Old English personal name "Drabbe", from before the 7th-century. This is recorded as a name of a Peterborough festerman, in 963 - 992, in A. J. Robertson's Anglo Saxon Charters.[1]
Notable people with the surname
- Eric Frederic Drabble (1877–1933), English botanist
- Frank Drabble (1888–1964), English footballer
- Gareth Drabble (born 1990), rugby union player
- Geoff Drabble (born 1959), British businessman
- Margaret Drabble (born 1939), English novelist, biographer, and critic
- Phil Drabble (1914–2007), English author and television presenter
References
- Robertson, A. J. (17 December 2009). Anglo-Saxon Charters. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521178327. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via Google Books.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.