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
School 1,206
Farm Labourer 113
General Labourer 91
Private Means 82
Labourer 79
General Servant (domestic) 69
Coal Miner Hewer 63
None 58
At Home 47
Housekeeper 46
Domestic Servant 43
Clerk 41
House Painter 39
Farmer 37
At School 35
Dressmaker 35
Scholar 35
Bricklayer 33
Errand Boy 33
Laundress 33
Shop Assistant 29
Dress Maker 29
Student 29
Dock Labourer 29
General Servant Domestic 27

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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The surname Gibbons is the most popular version of all its varients

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