# Gibbs (surname)

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

An English patronymic surname from Gibb (Gilbert).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 65,064 |
| US rank (2010) | 515 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,745 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (62,514 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡɪbz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Gibb + -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gibbs 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) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gibbs in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Gibbs

- Josiah Willard Gibbs, American scientist (1839–1903)
- Marla Gibbs, actress, entertainer, singer, writer, and producer (born 1931)
- Nicole Gibbs, American tennis player
- Robert Gibbs, 28th White House Press Secretary
- Lilian Suzette Gibbs, British botanist, botanical collector, scientific illustrator, explorer and mountaineer (1
- Bob Gibbs, American politician (born 1954)
- Cory Gibbs, American soccer player
- Lauren Gibbs, American bobsledder
- Joe Gibbs, American race team owner and football coach
- Georgia Gibbs, American singer
- Lois Gibbs, American activist
- May Gibbs, Australian author and illustrator (1877–1969)

and 13 more on Wikidata.

## 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.