Gisborne, Gisborn or Gisbourne is a surname originating in the East Midlands/North of England, possibly connected to the town of Gisburn (formerly Gisburne) in Lancashire (formerly West Riding of Yorkshire).
People
Notable people with the surname include:
Frederic Newton Gisborne (1824–1892), Canadian inventor and electrician Henry Fyshe Gisborne (1815–1841), English-born Australian bureaucrat and socialite, son of Thomas Gisborne the Younger Maria Gisborne (1770–1836), correspondent Thomas Gisbourne the Elder (1758–1846), English Anglican divine, priest and poet Thomas Gisborne the Younger (1790–1852), English Whig MP William Gisborne (1825–1898), New Zealand Colonial Secretary
Fictional characters
Guy of Gisbourne, villain in the Robin Hood legends Meia Gisborn, character in Vandread