Graybill is a surname of

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

origin of which the earliest known bearers were from Grosshöchstetten in the

canton of Bern The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. ...

. The name was recorded as early as 1728 in America when an Eva Grabiel was married to a Christian

Wenger Wenger was a Swiss cutlery manufacturer that exists today as a line of once rival Victorinox, and a brand name for watches and licensed products owned by it. Founded in 1893, it was best known as one of two companies to manufacture Swiss Army ...

in Lancaster County,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...

. Many of its early bearers were

Amish The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churches ...

Mennonites Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Ra ...

. An old form of the name is Krähenbühl which means "crow's hill". Other forms of the same name include Grabill, Kraybill and

Krehbiel Krehbiel is a form of the surname Graybill. It may refer to: *Henry Edward Krehbiel (1854–1923), American musicologist *Albert Henry Krehbiel (1873–1945), American painter * Fern Krehbiel (1888–1981), American actress whose stage name was Ru ...

, seldom also Krabill, Krebill, Krahenbühl, Crayenbühl and others.Grabill family
at gameo.org Notable people with the surname include: * Dale L. Graybill, American fraudster * Jacob W. Graybill (1861–1934), American politician. *

Joseph Graybill Joseph Graybill (April 17, 1887 – August 3, 1913) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in several films directed by D.W. Griffith. Graybill joined the Biograph Company around 1909 in New York City. By 1910 Griffith was the main d ...

(1887–1913), American silent film actor *

Henry Graybill Lamar Henry Graybill Lamar (July 10, 1798 – September 10, 1861) was a United States Representative, lawyer and jurist from Georgia. Lamar was born in Clinton, Georgia, in 1798. He studied law, gained admittance to the state bar and practiced law in ...

(1798–1861), United States Representative, lawyer, and jurist from Georgia *

Mike Graybill Mike Graybill (born October 14, 1966) is a former American football tackle. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 1989 NFL Draft. He played for the Browns in 1989, the Ohio Glory in 1992 and for the Ottawa Rough ...

(born 1966), American football tackle * Raph Graybill (born 1989), American attorney *

Savannah Graybill Savannah Graybill (born April 25, 1988) is an American skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup circuit. She attended American University, from which she graduated in 2010 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. When not competing, s ...

(born 1988), American skeleton racer

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