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, Roman Catholic bishop, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District of England 1687–1703
- Daniel Giffard, English speedway rider
- Sir George Giffard, British Army general
- Godfrey Giffard, English politician and bishop
- Graham Giffard, Australian politician
- Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury, English barrister and politician
- Henri Giffard,, French engineer and inventor
- Hugh de Giffard, Norman-Scottish feudal baron
- John Giffard, several people
- Osbern Giffard, one of William the Conqueror's knights
- Pierre Giffard, French journalist
- Robert Giffard de Moncel, French surgeon, colonist and businessman
- Sir Sydney Giffard, British diplomat and author
- Sir Thomas Giffard, English courtier, landowner and MP
- Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville, Norman baron and Christian knight
- Walter Giffard, Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York
- Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham, companion of William the Conqueror
- Walter Giffard, 2nd Earl of Buckingham
- Walter Giffard, English medieval theologist and university administrator
- William Giffard, Lord Chancellor of England
