Gibson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Gibson Name Meaning: From the Germanic "gisil" and "berht", meaning "pledge", "noble youth" and "hostage".

Gibson is a form of the medieval name \"Gib\", 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

Gibson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gibson family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 369
General Labourer 303
General Servant Domestic 236
Farmer 223
Dress Maker 179
Coal Miner Hewer 179
Scholar 172
Cotton Weaver 159
Domestic Servant 119
Cook Domestic 93
Carpenter 78
Coal Miner C Hewer 77
Agricultural Labourer 76
Coal Hewer 76
Housemaid Domestic 71
Charwoman 66
Servant Domestic 64
Dressmaker 62
Tailor 62
Bricklayer 60
House Painter 56
Laundress Wash 56
House Keeper Domestic 55
House Maid Domestic 54
Dock Labourer 52

Gibson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gibson 100% 185,175
2 Gibbson 86% 1,247
3 Gebson 83% 588
4 Gobson 83% 550

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

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