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\".
Discover how your Gibson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 135 |
| Berkshire | 120 |
| Cambridgeshire | 115 |
| Channel Islands | 43 |
| Cheshire | 936 |
| Cornwall | 85 |
| Cumberland | 575 |
| Derbyshire | 405 |
| Devon | 205 |
| Dorset | 25 |
| Durham | 2,820 |
| Essex | 491 |
| Gloucestershire | 177 |
| Hampshire | 294 |
| Herefordshire | 11 |
| Hertfordshire | 105 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 65 |
| Isle of Man | 15 |
| Kent | 561 |
| Lancashire | 3,431 |
| Leicestershire | 464 |
| Lincolnshire | 652 |
| London | 2,517 |
| Middlesex | 451 |
| Northumberland | 2,099 |
| Norfolk | 334 |
| Northamptonshire | 366 |
| Nottinghamshire | 700 |
| Oxfordshire | 96 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 65 |
| Shropshire | 33 |
| Suffolk | 116 |
| Somerset | 135 |
| Surrey | 277 |
| Sussex | 173 |
| Staffordshire | 838 |
| Warwickshire | 351 |
| Westmorland | 268 |
| Wiltshire | 40 |
| Worcestershire | 143 |
| Yorkshire | 4,840 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 18 |
| Denbighshire | 53 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 96 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 44 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4,427 |
| Coal Miner | 508 |
| General Labourer | 307 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 266 |
| Domestic Servant | 229 |
| Farmer | 209 |
| Living On Own Means | 198 |
| Dress Maker | 193 |
| Cotton Weaver | 147 |
| Labourer | 142 |
| General Servant | 140 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 123 |
| Joiner | 115 |
| Farm Servant | 108 |
| General Servant Domestic | 105 |
| Clerk | 97 |
| House Keeper | 96 |
| Blacksmith | 94 |
| Laundress | 93 |
| Farm Labourer | 88 |
| Grocer | 75 |
| General Domestic Servant | 70 |
| Shoe Maker | 65 |
| Tailor | 61 |
| Carpenter | 60 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Gibson | 13,125 |
| Mary Gibson | 12,792 |
| William Gibson | 11,879 |
| Elizabeth Gibson | 8,147 |
| Thomas Gibson | 7,508 |
| George Gibson | 6,864 |
| James Gibson | 6,470 |
| Sarah Gibson | 6,164 |
| Jane Gibson | 4,733 |
| Ann Gibson | 4,484 |
| Joseph Gibson | 4,031 |
| Robert Gibson | 3,977 |
| Margaret Gibson | 3,577 |
| Charles Gibson | 2,965 |
| Henry Gibson | 2,741 |
| Annie Gibson | 2,599 |
| Hannah Gibson | 2,556 |
| Alice Gibson | 2,279 |
| Ellen Gibson | 1,944 |
| Eliza Gibson | 1,914 |
| Edward Gibson | 1,856 |
| Emma Gibson | 1,719 |
| Isabella Gibson | 1,577 |
| Arthur Gibson | 1,547 |
| Richard Gibson | 1,539 |