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
School 1,944
Farm Labourer 187
Private Means 172
General Labourer 155
Labourer 108
General Servant (domestic) 105
Dressmaker 102
Farmer 89
None 89
Clerk 75
Coal Miner Hewer 75
Shop Assistant 73
Domestic Servant 69
House Painter 66
Laundress 63
Bricklayer 61
At School 55
House Keeper 55
General Servant Domestic 54
Nil 54
At Home 52
Carman 52
Carpenter 50
Dress Maker 49
Cook (domestic) 48

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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