How common is the surname Gibbon?

1,366 people in the United States had the surname Gibbon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. It ranked 19,716th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gibbon?

John Heysham Gibbon, American surgeon (1903–1973).

Where is the surname Gibbon most common?

Wikidata records people named Gibbon in the United States.

How do you pronounce Gibbon?

Gibbon is /ˈɡɪbən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gibbon getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,366 in 2010, down 2.4%.

The surname Gibbon

A surname, carried by 1,366 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɪbən/ 2 syllables Soundex G150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gibbon is more common than 87.8% of them.

Origin

From Old French Giboin, from Frankish *Gebawin (literally “Gift-friend”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,366 people named Gibbon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,399.

#19,716

rank among US surnames

1,366

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.4%

change since 2000 (was #18,288)

Who is named Gibbon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Gibbon identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gibbons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Heysham Gibbon
American surgeon (1903–1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Gibbon

Gibney

Gibbon has the Soundex code G150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G150.

Questions

Where does the surname Gibbon come from?: From Old French Giboin, from Frankish *Gebawin (literally “Gift-friend”).
How common is the surname Gibbon?: 1,366 people in the United States had the surname Gibbon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. It ranked 19,716th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gibbon?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Gibbon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gibbon?: John Heysham Gibbon, American surgeon (1903–1973).
Where is the surname Gibbon most common?: Wikidata records people named Gibbon in the United States.
How do you pronounce Gibbon?: Gibbon is /ˈɡɪbən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Gibbon getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,366 in 2010, down 2.4%.