Galbraith

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

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

People

• Alastair Galbraith (musician), (born 1965) musician from Dunedin, New Zealand
• Catherine G Galbraith, American 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
• Daniel Murray Bayne Galbraith (1895–1921), World War I flying ace
• 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
• Lettice Galbraith (1859–1932), ghost story writer^[17]
• 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