Gellibrand is a surname. For its etymology, see Gillibrand, of which Gellibrand is a variant. Around 2016, thirteen people in Great Britain bore the name, and none in Ireland. At the 1881 census of Great Britain, twelve people bore the name, located predominantly in London.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Edith Morgan Gellibrand (1864–1894), known also as Edith Chester, British actress
- Henry Gellibrand (1597–1637), English mathematician
- Samuel Gellibrand (1614–1675), English bookseller
- John Gellibrand (1872–1945), Australian military officer and politician
- Joseph Gellibrand (1792–1837), Australian jurist, son of William Gellibrand the settler
- Paula Gellibrand (1898–1986), English female model and writer
- Walter Gellibrand (1832–1909), Australian politician
- William Gellibrand (settler) (1765–1840), English minister, later in Van Diemen's Land
- William Clarke Gellibrand (1791–1884), English merchant, son of the settler
- William Gellibrand (politician) (1823–1905), Australian politician, son of William Gellibrand
References
- ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ed. by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure, 4 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016), II, p. 1052 [s.v. Gillibrand]; ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4.
