# Gibb (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gibb/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,502 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,293 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 88,163 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.0% (3,575 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Derived from a Middle English diminutive of the name Gilbert

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gibb in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gibb in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Gibb

- Cynthia Gibb, American actress, model
- Bobbi Gibb, American marathon runner
- Steve Gibb, British-American guitarist (born 1973)
- Jake Gibb, American beach volleyball player

## Similar surnames

Geib, Gibby, Goff, Guffey, Govea, Gouveia, Gove, Gipe, Gebo.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.