# Graybill

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**Graybill** is a surname of [German](/source/German_language) origin of which the earliest known bearers were from [Grosshöchstetten](/source/Grossh%C3%B6chstetten) in the [canton of Bern](/source/Canton_of_Bern). The name was recorded as early as 1728 in America when an Eva Grabiel was married to a Christian [Wenger](/source/Wenger_(surname)) in [Lancaster County](/source/Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania). Many of its early bearers were [Amish](/source/Amish) or [Mennonites](/source/Mennonites). An old form of the name is Krähenbühl which means "crow's hill". Other forms of the same name include [Grabill](/source/Grabill_(disambiguation)), [Kraybill](/source/Kraybill_(disambiguation)) and [Krehbiel](/source/Krehbiel), seldom also Krabill, Krebill, Krahenbühl, Crayenbühl and others.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

- [Dale L. Graybill](/source/Dale_L._Graybill), American fraudster
- [Jacob W. Graybill](/source/Jacob_W._Graybill) (1861–1934), American politician.
- [Joseph Graybill](/source/Joseph_Graybill) (1887–1913), American silent film actor
- [Henry Graybill Lamar](/source/Henry_Graybill_Lamar) (1798–1861), United States Representative, lawyer, and jurist from Georgia
- [Mike Graybill](/source/Mike_Graybill) (born 1966), American football tackle
- [Raph Graybill](/source/Raph_Graybill) (born 1989), American attorney
- [Savannah Graybill](/source/Savannah_Graybill) (born 1988), American skeleton racer

## References

1. [Grabill family](https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Grabill_(Graybill,_Grebiel,_Kraybill,_Krabill,_Krebill,_Krehbiel,_Krahenb%C3%BChl,_Crayenb%C3%BChl)_family) at [gameo](/source/Global_Anabaptist_Mennonite_Encyclopedia_Online).org

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