Gilberthorpe

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from a lost place in Yorkshire, perhaps from the Norman personal name Gislebert, which is composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *gisil (“hostage, pledge”) and *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), + thorpe. === Proper noun === Gilberthorpe (plural Gilberthorpes) A surname from Norman. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Gilberthorpe is the 17801st most common surname in England, belonging to 271 individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gilberthorpe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 42.