Alabaster (surname)
Alabaster is an English surname, originally meaning someone who provided armed service with a crossbow/arbalest.[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Chaloner Alabaster (1838–1898) British consular officer in China (brother of Henry)
- C. Grenville Alabaster (1880–1958) Attorney General of Hong Kong
- Gren Alabaster (born 1933) New Zealand cricketer (brother of Jack)
- Henry Alabaster (1836–1884) British advisor to King Rama V of Thailand (brother of Chaloner)
- Jack Alabaster (1930–2024) New Zealand cricketer (brother of Gren)
- Martin Alabaster (born 1958) British Royal Navy admiral
- William Alabaster (1567–1640) poet, playwright, and religious writer
References
[edit]- ^ Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ The meaning of the Name alabaster
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