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 1,334
General Labourer 161
Agricultural Labourer 110
Coal Miner 101
Dress Maker 91
Labourer 79
Domestic Servant 78
Living On Own Means 55
Laundress 46
Farm Labourer 45
General Servant Domestic 44
Farmer 40
General Servant 39
Living On Her Own Means 35
Cotton Weaver 35
House Keeper 31
Carpenter 28
Tailoress 28
Errand Boy 26
Tailor 25
Gardener 21
Shoe Maker 21
Clerk 19
Charwoman 19
Grocer 17

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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