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\".
Discover how your Gibbons ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 61 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 33 |
| Channel Islands | 16 |
| Cheshire | 262 |
| Cornwall | 39 |
| Cumberland | 52 |
| Derbyshire | 86 |
| Devon | 177 |
| Dorset | 41 |
| Durham | 180 |
| Essex | 122 |
| Gloucestershire | 288 |
| Hampshire | 187 |
| Herefordshire | 138 |
| Hertfordshire | 30 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 261 |
| Lancashire | 1,015 |
| Leicestershire | 46 |
| Lincolnshire | 254 |
| London | 1,028 |
| Middlesex | 106 |
| Northumberland | 78 |
| Norfolk | 88 |
| Northamptonshire | 63 |
| Nottinghamshire | 41 |
| Oxfordshire | 119 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 47 |
| Suffolk | 159 |
| Somerset | 237 |
| Surrey | 79 |
| Sussex | 45 |
| Staffordshire | 380 |
| Warwickshire | 314 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 102 |
| Worcestershire | 102 |
| Yorkshire | 222 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 21 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 39 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 31 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,100 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 213 |
| Labourer | 146 |
| Domestic Servant | 74 |
| General Servant | 70 |
| Laundress | 56 |
| Dress Maker | 50 |
| Coal Miner | 50 |
| House Keeper | 35 |
| Tailor | 33 |
| Carpenter | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 32 |
| Servant | 28 |
| Hawker | 26 |
| Straw Plaiter | 25 |
| Shoe Maker | 24 |
| Plasterer | 24 |
| Cook | 23 |
| Painter | 22 |
| Annuitant | 21 |
| Gardener | 21 |
| Groom | 19 |
| Silk Weaver | 19 |
| Cotton Weaver | 18 |
| Errand Boy | 18 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Gibbons | 4,241 |
| John Gibbons | 3,726 |
| William Gibbons | 3,596 |
| Thomas Gibbons | 2,442 |
| Elizabeth Gibbons | 2,344 |
| George Gibbons | 2,049 |
| James Gibbons | 1,990 |
| Sarah Gibbons | 1,919 |
| Ann Gibbons | 1,335 |
| Henry Gibbons | 1,172 |
| Joseph Gibbons | 1,131 |
| Charles Gibbons | 1,112 |
| Ellen Gibbons | 936 |
| Jane Gibbons | 932 |
| Eliza Gibbons | 843 |
| Annie Gibbons | 799 |
| Margaret Gibbons | 781 |
| Alice Gibbons | 768 |
| Edward Gibbons | 762 |
| Emma Gibbons | 686 |
| Robert Gibbons | 678 |
| Frederick Gibbons | 670 |
| Alfred Gibbons | 665 |
| Emily Gibbons | 633 |
| Hannah Gibbons | 556 |
| 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 |
The surname Gibbons is the most popular version of all its varients