Family name Giffard (Giffard 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Giffard is characteristic of Saint Lucia, where it is quite a common surname, France, where it is quite a rare surname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in France, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Giffard is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Giffard | United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, United States, France |
| osbern giffard Norman landowner, FR (b. 1020) |
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| rohese giffard Norman noblewoman (b. 1034) |
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| walter giffard, 1st earl of buckingham Anglo-Norman magnate (b. 1050) |
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| walter giffard, lord of longueville Norman baron (b. 1050) |
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william giffard Lord Chancellor of England of William II and Henry I, GB (b. 1100) |
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| walter giffard, 2nd earl of buckingham English noble (b. 1085) |
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| matilda giffard 1207- (b. 1206) |
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| walter giffard Lord Chancellor; Bishop of Bath; Archbishop of York, GB (b. 1225) |
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| john giffard English nobleman of the Second Barons' War (b. 1232) |
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| godfrey giffard Chancellor of the Exchequer; Lord Chancellor of England; Bishop of Worcester (b. 1235) |
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| john giffard, 2nd baron giffard GB (b. 1287) |
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| alexander giffard (b. 1300) |
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thomas giffard MP, landowner (b. 1490) |
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| john giffard English soldier, courtier and politician of the reign of Henry VIII (b. 1460) |
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| thomas giffard (1461-1513) (b. 1461) |
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