Gibbs Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Gibbs Name Meaning: Meaning 'son of Gibb' or a nickname for someone called Gilbert, Gilbert (which comprises of German elements) meaning 'noble', 'pledge','bright'.

Originally a popular English medieval forename 'Gib', which was a nickname or shortened form of the name Gilbert.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gibbs Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gibbs family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,404
Agricultural Labourer 266
General Labourer 220
Domestic Servant 140
Dress Maker 127
Living On Own Means 123
Labourer 118
Laundress 108
Farmer 95
General Servant Domestic 93
Coal Miner 91
Living On Her Own Means 86
General Servant 84
Farm Labourer 73
Carpenter 62
Clerk 51
Gardener 48
Tailor 47
House Keeper 44
Blacksmith 43
Dressmaker 42
Butcher 41
Baker 40
General Domestic Servant 40
Brick Layer 39

Gibbs Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gibbs 100% 107,828
2 Gibs 80% 589
3 Gebbs 80% 416
4 Gibbes 83% 317
5 Gubbs 80% 287
6 Gobbs 80% 249

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

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