Giffard

Giffard is an Anglo-Norman surname, carried by a number of families of the Peerage of the United Kingdom and the landed gentry. They included the Earls of Halsbury and the Giffards of Chillington Hall, Staffordshire. Notable people with the surname include:

People with the surname

Bonaventure Giffard (1642–1734), Roman Catholic bishop, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District of England 1687–1703
Daniel Giffard (born 1984), English speedway rider
Sir George Giffard (1886–1964), British Army general
Godfrey Giffard (c.1235–1302), English politician and bishop
Graham Giffard (born 1959), Australian politician
Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury (1823–1921), English barrister and politician
Henri Giffard, (1825–1882), French engineer and inventor
Hugh de Giffard (died 1267), Norman-Scottish feudal baron
John Giffard (disambiguation), several people
Osbern Giffard (1020–1085), one of William the Conqueror's knights
Pierre Giffard (1853–1922), French journalist
Robert Giffard de Moncel (1587–1668), French surgeon, colonist and businessman
Sir Sydney Giffard (born 1926), British diplomat and author
Sir Thomas Giffard (c.1491–1560), English courtier, landowner and MP
Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville (died 1084), Norman baron and Christian knight
Walter Giffard (c.1225–1279), Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York
Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham (died 1102), companion of William the Conqueror
Walter Giffard, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (died 1164)
Walter Giffard (Oxford), English medieval theologist and university administrator
William Giffard (died 1129), Lord Chancellor of England