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The tradition in our family was that the QUIBELL’s were originally Huguenot or Protestant refugees from Southern France or the Basque region of Spain. (Apparently the name QUIBELL means Cask or Vat Maker in French). I can only guess that this is because the name looks and sounds French! However, all of the earliest QUIBELL’s dating from the late 1500's have the English Christian names of the day, rather than French or Spanish Christian names.
Eve McLaughlin in her book on surnames and their origins makes the point "...A lot of names sound French, and are said to be 'Huguenot'. Some are, but some are a lot older, and 'came over with the Normans', not necessarily as the name of a baron. The invading Norman soldiers were called by the villages they came from, and naturally, the spelling became even more warped."
She also elaborates further: "…Far more ancestors are claimed to be Huguenot than ever were, simply because the name sounds a bit odd, and because these were attractive immigrants."
Eve McLaughlin, Varneys Press, May 1997
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