Gibbs is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gibbs
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, England
Meaning:

Family name Gibbs is the form of Gipp. 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.

Diminutives of the Norman personal name Gislebertus, or Gilbert. According to B.L.G. several of the gentry families of this name, viz., those of Belmont, county of Somerset; Al denham, county of Herts: Tyntesfield, county of Somerset; and apparently those of Derry, county of Cork, are descended from two brothers, Gibbe or Gibbes, temp. Richard II., one of whom was settled at Honington, county of Warwick, and the other at Fenton, county of Devon. Jenkin Gibbes, temp. Henry VII., a scion of the house of Fenton, whose descendants were of Elmerstone, county of Kent, possessed an ancient roll deducing the family from No mandy, where they were resident long be fore the Conquest of England. B.L.G. The identity of this name with the French De Guibes has not been established, nor is it at all probable.

Lastname Gibbs is the variant form of the Gibb. Diminutives of the Norman personal name Gislebertus, or Gilbert. According to B.L.G. several of the gentry families of this name, viz., those of Belmont, county of Somerset; Al denham, county of Herts: Tyntesfield, county of Somerset; and apparently those of Derry, county of Cork, are descended from two brothers, Gibbe or Gibbes, temp. Richard II., one of whom was settled at Honington, county of Warwick, and the other at Fenton, county of Devon. Jenkin Gibbes, temp. Henry VII., a scion of the house of Fenton, whose descendants were of Elmerstone, county of Kent, possessed an ancient roll deducing the family from No mandy, where they were resident long be fore the Conquest of England. B.L.G. The identity of this name with the French De Guibes has not been established, nor is it at all probable.

The variant form of Gipp. The son of Gip, a pet form of Gilbert meaning "pledge, bright".

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

How popular is Gibbs?

Gibbs is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, South Africa, Wales, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Scotland, Panama, France, Ireland, Grenada, Thailand, Bahamas, Spain, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Argentina, Netherlands, Guyana, Germany.

Gibbs is ranked 4157 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gibbs bearers increased by 4.08 per cent in 2010 US census to 65064 since 2000, the surname slipped by 37 spots and ranked at 515. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 65.85 67.84
Black 28.29 27.75
Hispanic or Latino 2.42 1.57
Others 2.25 1.75
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.69 0.7
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.39
Gibbs is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Grenada is ahead in terms of density. Around 135313 people have been found who wears Gibbs as their family name. Gibbs is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Gibbs:
481 United States83,545
294 England24,137
Countries with thousands of Gibbs:
383 Australia9,726
1,297 Canada4,232
206 New Zealand2,712
276 Jamaica1,737
4,588 South Africa1,513
216 Wales1,504
Countries with hundreds of Gibbs:
245 Trinidad and Tobago868
151 Barbados530
1,589 Scotland453
848 Panama435
31,384 France329
1,951 Ireland260
79 Grenada247
66,769 Thailand186
318 Bahamas180
17,466 Spain164
3,114 Dominican Republic162
5,462 Venezuela150
23,564 Argentina145
19,566 Netherlands135
1,085 Guyana120
58,234 Germany102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,369 Northern Ireland97
179,063 India87
191 Aruba74
101,646 Philippines72
3,278 Singapore68
96,458 Brazil63
8,855 Iraq63
293 United States Virgin Islands62
8,852 Chile57
1,810 Cyprus55
26,457 Malaysia55
13,358 Sweden51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
106 Turks and Caicos Islands48
8,615 Haiti47
22,993 Mexico41
406 Antigua and Barbuda38
9,090 Uruguay38
400 Guernsey37
2,376 China31
142,531 Nigeria31
1,412 Belize30
2,533 Nicaragua30
12,265 Portugal28
27,106 Israel27
92,103 Italy27
46,150 Belgium25
46,943 Zimbabwe25
24,079 Norway24
2,745 Costa Rica21
53,132 Papua New Guinea20
277 Curaçao19
13,424 Ecuador19
14,725 Qatar19
587 Bermuda17
18,229 Botswana17
43,528 Japan17
67,321 Czechia14
3,360 Hong Kong14
40,624 Switzerland14
585 Gibraltar13
347,183 Russia13
751 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines13
754 Cayman Islands12
64,097 Austria11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,029 Guam8
2,398 Jersey8
114 Saint Martin8
520,071 Indonesia7
47,603 Denmark6
3,169 Isle of Man6
52,907 Kenya6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Gibbs worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 28 years old embarked for USA from Limerick on Harriet Newell and arrived on November 30, 1848. 42 years old Samuel Gibbs, Rosetta Gibbs, aged 44, Workman Samuel Gibbs, William Gibbs, aged 16, Isaac Gibbs (14) Workman, Immigrant Elizabeth Gibbs, Edmund Gibbs (9), Mary-Ann Gibbs, aged 7, Alfred Gibbs, aged 6, James Gibbs, aged 4, 1 year old Matthew Gibbs, and 62 other Gibbs around 48.65% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and mechanic, carpenter, servant, sugar baker, agriculturer migrated to US.

From Germany

Georg Gibbs was 38 years old when he migrated to USA on September 28, 1863. He lived in New-Bedford, Germany where he worked as mariner and took America from Bremen. H.W. Gibbs, aged 36, Marie Gibbs (36) Servant, Marie Gibbs (35) Servant, are others that migrated to US.

Gibbs Namesakes

  • Wolcott Gibbs, American editor, humorist, theatre critic
  • James Edward Allen Gibbs, farmer, inventor
  • Thomas Gibbs, left Atlanta fairly soon after finishing his term as its fifth mayor
  • Pearl Gibbs, Indigenous Australian activist
  • Peter Wyldbore Gibbs, KCVO was Private Secretary to Anne
  • Frederic A. Gibbs, pioneer
  • Olive Gibbs, British Labour politician and anti-nuclear weapons campaigner
  • Thomas Van Renssalaer Gibbs, was nominated to West Point by black Representative Josiah Walls
  • Andrea Gibbs, Australian comedian, actress and radio presenter
  • Armstrong Gibbs, prolific and versatile English composer
  • N. H. Gibbs, was Chichele Professor of the History of War at Oxford University for 24 years
  • Vicary Gibbs, English judge and politician
  • W. Benjamin Gibbs, U.S. Representative from Georgia
  • William Henry Gibbs, manufacturer and political figure in Ontario
  • Josiah Willard Gibbs, American scientist
  • Oliver Wolcott Gibbs, American chemist
  • Lilian Gibbs, British botanist
  • Martin Gibbs, American biochemist and educator
  • Georgia Gibbs, American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted
  • Joe Gibbs, former American football coach
  • Roland Gibbs, was Chief of the General Staff
  • Humphrey Gibbs, penultimate Governor of the colony of Southern Rhodesia
  • Herschelle Gibbs, former South African cricketer
  • Timothy Gibbs, American director, actor, producer
  • Philip Gibbs, English journalist and prolific author of books
  • Marla Gibbs, American actress, comedian, singer
  • Cory Gibbs, American former soccer player
  • Harry Gibbs, GCMG, AC, KBE, QC (7 February 1917
  • Scott Gibbs, former rugby footballer
  • James Gibbs, was one of Britain's most influential architects
  • Lois Gibbs, American environmental activist
  • Courtney Gibbs, American actress
  • A. C. Gibbs, American politician
  • Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, Presbyterian minister and a prominent African-American officeholder during Reconstruction
  • Richard Gibbs, American film composer and music producer whose credits include the films 'Dr
  • Lance Gibbs, former West Indies cricketer
  • Bob Gibbs, U.S. Representative for
  • Brenda Gibbs, Australian politician
  • Terri Gibbs, American country music artist who is blind
  • Terry Gibbs, American jazz vibraphonist and band leader
  • Coy Gibbs, former NASCAR driver and assistant coach with the Washington Redskins
  • Thomas Nicholson Gibbs, Canadian parliamentarian
  • Lady Helena Gibbs, descendant of the British Royal Family
  • J. D. Gibbs, former stock car racing driver and co-owner of Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Glendon Gibbs, West Indian cricketer
  • May Gibbs, English Australian children's author, illustrator
  • Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, African-American lawyer, judge, diplomat
  • Barry Gibbs, Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Gary Gibbs, American football coach and former player
  • Janno Gibbs, Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and comedian
  • Jake Gibbs, former Major League Baseball player
  • Alan Gibbs, New Zealand-born businessman
  • Roger Gibbs, British financier

Gibbs Namesakes

  • Wolcott Gibbs, American editor, humorist, theatre critic
  • James Edward Allen Gibbs, farmer, inventor
  • Thomas Gibbs, left Atlanta fairly soon after finishing his term as its fifth mayor
  • Pearl Gibbs, Indigenous Australian activist
  • Peter Wyldbore Gibbs, KCVO was Private Secretary to Anne
  • Frederic A. Gibbs, pioneer
  • Olive Gibbs, British Labour politician and anti-nuclear weapons campaigner
  • Thomas Van Renssalaer Gibbs, was nominated to West Point by black Representative Josiah Walls
  • Andrea Gibbs, Australian comedian, actress and radio presenter
  • Armstrong Gibbs, prolific and versatile English composer
  • N. H. Gibbs, was Chichele Professor of the History of War at Oxford University for 24 years
  • Vicary Gibbs, English judge and politician
  • W. Benjamin Gibbs, U.S. Representative from Georgia
  • William Henry Gibbs, manufacturer and political figure in Ontario
  • Josiah Willard Gibbs, American scientist
  • Oliver Wolcott Gibbs, American chemist
  • Lilian Gibbs, British botanist
  • Martin Gibbs, American biochemist and educator
  • Georgia Gibbs, American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted
  • Joe Gibbs, former American football coach
  • Roland Gibbs, was Chief of the General Staff
  • Humphrey Gibbs, penultimate Governor of the colony of Southern Rhodesia
  • Herschelle Gibbs, former South African cricketer
  • Timothy Gibbs, American director, actor, producer
  • Philip Gibbs, English journalist and prolific author of books
  • Marla Gibbs, American actress, comedian, singer
  • Cory Gibbs, American former soccer player
  • Harry Gibbs, GCMG, AC, KBE, QC (7 February 1917
  • Scott Gibbs, former rugby footballer
  • James Gibbs, was one of Britain's most influential architects
  • Lois Gibbs, American environmental activist
  • Courtney Gibbs, American actress
  • A. C. Gibbs, American politician
  • Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, Presbyterian minister and a prominent African-American officeholder during Reconstruction
  • Richard Gibbs, American film composer and music producer whose credits include the films 'Dr
  • Lance Gibbs, former West Indies cricketer
  • Bob Gibbs, U.S. Representative for
  • Brenda Gibbs, Australian politician
  • Terri Gibbs, American country music artist who is blind
  • Terry Gibbs, American jazz vibraphonist and band leader
  • Coy Gibbs, former NASCAR driver and assistant coach with the Washington Redskins
  • Thomas Nicholson Gibbs, Canadian parliamentarian
  • Lady Helena Gibbs, descendant of the British Royal Family
  • J. D. Gibbs, former stock car racing driver and co-owner of Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Glendon Gibbs, West Indian cricketer
  • May Gibbs, English Australian children's author, illustrator
  • Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, African-American lawyer, judge, diplomat
  • Barry Gibbs, Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Gary Gibbs, American football coach and former player
  • Janno Gibbs, Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and comedian
  • Jake Gibbs, former Major League Baseball player
  • Alan Gibbs, New Zealand-born businessman
  • Roger Gibbs, British financier

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