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

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gibbons Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gibbons family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,768
Agricultural Labourer 191
General Labourer 124
Domestic Servant 102
Labourer 96
Coal Miner 91
Dress Maker 77
General Servant 72
Laundress 50
Carpenter 48
Farm Labourer 48
Annuitant 38
House Keeper 34
Charwoman 32
Tailor 27
Bricklayer Labourer 25
No Occupation 25
Plasterer 25
Shoe Maker 25
Gardener 24
General Servant Domestic 22
Hawker 22
Servant 22
Cotton Weaver 22
Painter 21

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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