Giebel Family History
Giebel Name Meaning
German:: from Middle High German gebel gibel meaning ‘gable’ but also ‘head skull’ hence probably a topographic name for someone living at a house with prominent gables or a nickname for someone with a large or otherwise remarkable head. The personal name Giebold or Geb(w)alt from the ancient Germanic stem geb- ‘gift’ may have been the origin in some instances. Compare Gipple . variant of Geibel .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022