Gibbons Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Gibbons Name Meaning: From the Germanic "gisil" and "berht", meaning "pledge", "noble youth" and "hostage".

Gibson is a form of the medieval name \"Gib/Gibb\", a shortened form of \"Gilbert\", which comes from the Germanic \"gisil\" and \"berht\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gibbons Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gibbons family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 852
Agricultural Labourer 225
Labourer 110
House Servant 73
Coal Miner 69
Dress Maker 43
Servant 37
Carpenter 35
General Servant 32
House Keeper 30
Laundress 29
Carter 26
Gardener 25
Shoe Maker 24
Tailor 23
House Maid 23
Domestic Servant 20
Cotton Weaver 20
Cook 17
Farm Labourer 16
Grocer 14
Farmer's Son 14
Farm Servant 13
Nurse 12
Charwoman 12

Gibbons Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gibbons 100% 61,080
2 Gibbins 86% 17,982
3 Gibbens 86% 4,178
4 Gubbins 71% 3,666
5 Gibons 86% 332
6 Gubbens 71% 258
7 Gobbins 71% 212
8 Gibbans 86% 202
9 Gebbons 86% 184
10 Gebbins 71% 117

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