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
General Labourer 152
Living On Own Means 108
Scholar 81
General Servant Domestic 77
Dress Maker 73
Cook Domestic 52
Domestic Servant 44
Coal Miner Hewer 41
Housemaid Domestic 38
Laundress Wash 38
Farmer 38
Agricultural Labourer 37
Dock Labourer 35
Cotton Weaver 35
Charwoman 34
Plasterer 30
Servant Domestic 29
Carpenter 28
Bricklayer 27
School 27
House Maid Domestic 26
House Painter 26
Tailoress 25
At School 24
Dressmaker 23

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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