Gibbons is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gibbons
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Family name Gibbons is the variant of the Givens. Descendant of little Gib, a pet form of Gilbert meaning "pledge, bright".

The family name is a variant form of Fitzgibbons. The son of Gibbon or little Gib, a pet form of Gilbert meaning "pledge, bright".

Descendant of little Gib, a pet form of Gilbert meaning "pledge, bright".

Gibbons is form of the Gibbings. See Gilbert - A personal name, largely introduced at the Norman Conquest, in the form of Gislebertus. It is not only a very common surname, but has given birth to Gibb, Gibbs, Gybbes, Gibbard, Gibbings, Gibbonson, Gibson, Gill, Gilks, Gilpin, and many others.

See Gilbert - A personal name, largely introduced at the Norman Conquest, in the form of Gislebertus. It is not only a very common surname, but has given birth to Gibb, Gibbs, Gybbes, Gibbard, Gibbings, Gibbonson, Gibson, Gill, Gilks, Gilpin, and many others.

How popular is Gibbons?

Gibbons is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, South Africa, Bermuda, Northern Ireland, Barbados, Saudi Arabia, Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Fiji, France, Spain.

Gibbons is ranked 6916 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gibbons bearers increased by 2.87 per cent in 2010 US census to 29824 since 2000, the surname slipped by 79 spots and ranked at 1183. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.71 85.78
Black 10.79 9.94
Hispanic or Latino 2.63 1.81
Others 1.71 1.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.69 0.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.47 0.52
Gibbons is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bermuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 81933 people have been found who wears Gibbons as their family name. Gibbons is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Gibbons:
1,063 United States41,136
388 England19,118
Countries with thousands of Gibbons:
1,009 Canada5,376
751 Australia5,189
265 Ireland3,599
435 New Zealand1,546
Countries with hundreds of Gibbons:
347 Wales958
976 Scotland883
8,065 South Africa845
21 Bermuda308
1,123 Northern Ireland298
242 Barbados284
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
1,187 Jamaica252
648 Guyana214
1,225 Trinidad and Tobago160
80,914 Thailand153
1,425 Fiji126
82,532 France105
23,817 Spain102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
37,434 Argentina84
5,426 Dominican Republic77
2,491 Paraguay66
29,631 Zimbabwe53
15,440 Peru52
4,447 Singapore51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
101,917 Germany45
134,967 Brazil40
11,842 Chile39
7,685 Qatar31
22,806 Switzerland29
24,678 Sweden28
13,424 Ecuador19
64,490 Malaysia19
3,526 Honduras16
60 Montserrat16
66,951 Netherlands16
1,043 United States Virgin Islands16
3,310 Costa Rica15
25,792 Denmark15
1,336 Jersey15
32,589 Norway15
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
5,995 China12
50,646 Israel11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
82,403 Belgium10
3,802 Hong Kong9
54,497 Morocco9
414,297 Russia9
993 South Korea9
3,029 Guam8
47,773 Mexico8
379 Turks and Caicos Islands8
228,986 Philippines8
695 Saint Kitts and Nevis6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Gibbons was 20 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 18, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as baker and took Victoria from Liverpool. Elizabeth Gibbons (29) Spinster, Thomas Gibbons (22) Immigrant, Charles Gibbons, aged 20, Maid Sophia Gibbons, Mary Gibbons, Workwoman Helen Gibbons, 27 years old Thomas Gibbons, 24 years old Michael Gibbons, and 274 other Gibbons around 49.65% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and dressmaker, farmer, lock smith, merchant, shoemaker, stone mason, mason migrated to US.

From Germany

25 years old private man E.R.Mr Gibbons who was residing in Berlin, Germany migrated to USA on May 9, 1885 by Belgenland put out from Antwerp. 49 years old Tho. Gibbons, are other Gibbons that migrated to US.

Gibbons Namesakes

  • Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and wood carver
  • Orlando Gibbons, English composer
  • Edward Stanley Gibbons, English stamp dealer and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd
  • June Gibbons,
  • Jennifer Gibbons,
  • Martin Gibbons, Irish farmer and former Progressive Democrats TD
  • Seán Gibbons, Irish politician
  • Harold J. Gibbons, American trade unionist and labor leader
  • Scott Gibbons, American-born composer and performer of electroacoustic music
  • Carroll Gibbons, American-born pianist
  • Eric Gibbons, artist who lives and works in Bordentown
  • Christopher Gibbons, English composer and organist
  • James Gibbons, American prelate of the Catholic Church
  • Gary Gibbons, scientist
  • Stella Gibbons, English author, journalist, and poet
  • Beth Gibbons, English singer and songwriter
  • Dave Gibbons, English comics artist
  • June and Jennifer Gibbons, were identical twins who grew up in Wales
  • Peter Gibbons, champion of the CASCAR Super Series
  • Sam Gibbons, politician from the state of Florida,
  • Jay Gibbons, American former professional baseball right fielder
  • John Gibbons, American former professional baseball player and former manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball
  • Billy Gibbons, American musician, singer, songwriter
  • Euell Gibbons, outdoorsman and proponent of eating wild foods during the 1960s
  • Jack Gibbons, English classical composer and virtuoso pianist
  • Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host
  • Abigail Hopper Gibbons, American abolitionist, schoolteacher
  • Walter Gibbons, American record producer, early disco DJ
  • Cedric Gibbons, Irish-American art director and production designer for the film industry
  • Anne Gibbons, American cartoonist and greeting card illustrator
  • Kaye Gibbons, American novelist
  • Julia Smith Gibbons, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • Hugh Gibbons, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • Robert Gibbons, Ontario political figure
  • Floyd Gibbons, war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I
  • Michael R. Gibbons, former Republican member of the Missouri Senate
  • Tommy Gibbons, American professional heavyweight boxer
  • Shay Gibbons, Republic of Ireland international footballer
  • Treadwell Gibbons, Bermudian cricketer
  • Mike Gibbons, American boxer from 1908 to 1922
  • Alan Gibbons, English writer of children's books
  • Blake Gibbons, American actor with a recurring role as Coleman on the long running Daytime television serial 'General Hospital'
  • Noel Gibbons, former Bermudian cricketer
  • Ed Gibbons, Canadian politician
  • Jackie Gibbons, English professional footballer and manager
  • Tex Gibbons, American basketball player
  • Francis M. Gibbons, secretary to the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1970 to 1986 and a church general authority

Gibbons Namesakes

  • Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and wood carver
  • Orlando Gibbons, English composer
  • Edward Stanley Gibbons, English stamp dealer and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd
  • June Gibbons,
  • Jennifer Gibbons,
  • Martin Gibbons, Irish farmer and former Progressive Democrats TD
  • Seán Gibbons, Irish politician
  • Harold J. Gibbons, American trade unionist and labor leader
  • Scott Gibbons, American-born composer and performer of electroacoustic music
  • Carroll Gibbons, American-born pianist
  • Eric Gibbons, artist who lives and works in Bordentown
  • Christopher Gibbons, English composer and organist
  • James Gibbons, American prelate of the Catholic Church
  • Gary Gibbons, scientist
  • Stella Gibbons, English author, journalist, and poet
  • Beth Gibbons, English singer and songwriter
  • Dave Gibbons, English comics artist
  • June and Jennifer Gibbons, were identical twins who grew up in Wales
  • Peter Gibbons, champion of the CASCAR Super Series
  • Sam Gibbons, politician from the state of Florida,
  • Jay Gibbons, American former professional baseball right fielder
  • John Gibbons, American former professional baseball player and former manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball
  • Billy Gibbons, American musician, singer, songwriter
  • Euell Gibbons, outdoorsman and proponent of eating wild foods during the 1960s
  • Jack Gibbons, English classical composer and virtuoso pianist
  • Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host
  • Abigail Hopper Gibbons, American abolitionist, schoolteacher
  • Walter Gibbons, American record producer, early disco DJ
  • Cedric Gibbons, Irish-American art director and production designer for the film industry
  • Anne Gibbons, American cartoonist and greeting card illustrator
  • Kaye Gibbons, American novelist
  • Julia Smith Gibbons, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • Hugh Gibbons, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • Robert Gibbons, Ontario political figure
  • Floyd Gibbons, war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I
  • Michael R. Gibbons, former Republican member of the Missouri Senate
  • Tommy Gibbons, American professional heavyweight boxer
  • Shay Gibbons, Republic of Ireland international footballer
  • Treadwell Gibbons, Bermudian cricketer
  • Mike Gibbons, American boxer from 1908 to 1922
  • Alan Gibbons, English writer of children's books
  • Blake Gibbons, American actor with a recurring role as Coleman on the long running Daytime television serial 'General Hospital'
  • Noel Gibbons, former Bermudian cricketer
  • Ed Gibbons, Canadian politician
  • Jackie Gibbons, English professional footballer and manager
  • Tex Gibbons, American basketball player
  • Francis M. Gibbons, secretary to the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1970 to 1986 and a church general authority

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