Drabble (surname)

Drabble is a British surname.

Origins
Two possible origins have been suggested for the name. One possible source is a derivation from an Old English personal name "Drabbe", from before the 7th-century. This is recorded as a name of a Peterborough festerman, in 963 - 992, in A. J. Robertson's Anglo Saxon Charters.

Notable people with the surname

 * Eric Frederic Drabble (1877–1933), English botanist
 * Frank Drabble (1888–1964), English footballer
 * Gareth Drabble (born 1990), rugby union player
 * Geoff Drabble (born 1959), British businessman
 * Margaret Drabble (born 1939), English novelist, biographer, and critic
 * Phil Drabble (1914–2007), English author and television presenter