Giffard: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Genealogists group Giffard with Gifford. The family name meaning is “chubby-cheeked”, the same as for Gifford.

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Giffard has “a” where Gifford has “o”. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Gifforde.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Gifford surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Giffard report, with a museum-style coat of arms.