Philbrick is a
locational surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. of
British origin. An alternative spelling is
Philbrook. The surname spread to America when Thomas Philbrick emigrated to Massachusetts in 1633.
[ Retrieved 25 January 2014.] The name may refer to:
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Clancy Philbrick (born 1986), American artist
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David Philbrick Conner (born 1949), American businessman
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Donald Philbrick (1937-2022), American politician
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Frank Philbrick (born 1978), American writer
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George A. Philbrick
George A. Philbrick was responsible, through his company George A. Philbrick Researches (GAP/R), for the 1953 commercialization and wide adoption of operational amplifiers, a now-ubiquitous component of analog electronic systems, and the invention ...
(1913–1974), American engineer
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Herbert Philbrick (1915–1993), American businessman
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Inigo Philbrick (born 1987/1988), American art dealer and convicted fraudster
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John Dudley Philbrick
John Dudley Philbrick (May 28, 1818 – February 2, 1886) was a prominent American educator. He graduated in 1842 from Dartmouth College, where he was one of the founders of the Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity along with two of his closest companion ...
(1818–1886), American educator
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Joseph Philbrick Webster
Joseph Philbrick Webster, also known as J.P. Webster (February 18, 1819 – January 18, 1875), was an American songwriter and composer most notable for his musical compositions during the Antebellum South, antebellum and American Civil War p ...
(1819–1875), American musician
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Nathaniel Philbrick
Nathaniel Philbrick (born June 11, 1956) is an American author of history, winner of the National Book Award, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His maritime history, '' In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex,'' which tells ...
(born 1956), American writer
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Rodman Philbrick (born 1951), American writer
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Stephen Philbrick Stephen Philbrick is an American author, poet, and licensed United Church of Christ minister.
Biography
Philbrick is the son of poet Charles Horace Philbrick, the father of author Frank Philbrick, the brother of master furniture maker Timothy Ph ...
(born 1949), American writer
See also
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Philbrook
References
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Surnames of British Isles origin