How common is the surname Gibney?

2,181 people in the United States had the surname Gibney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,561 Americans. It ranked 13,855th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gibney?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gibney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gibney?

Alex Gibney, American film director and producer, followed by Susan Gibney.

Where is the surname Gibney most common?

Wikidata records people named Gibney in the United States.

Is the surname Gibney getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,181 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Gibney

A surname, carried by 2,181 people in the United States.

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). Gibney is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,181 people named Gibney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,561 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,190.

#13,855

rank among US surnames

2,181

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,883)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,850	Winer	2,182	141,497
#13,855	Brenes	2,181	141,561
#13,862	Driggs	2,180	141,626

Who is named Gibney

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

95% of people named Gibney identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gibneys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Gibney
American film director and producer, born 1953
Susan Gibney
American actress, born 1961
Sheridan Gibney
American screenwriter (1903-1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gibney

Gibbon

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

Questions

How common is the surname Gibney?: 2,181 people in the United States had the surname Gibney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,561 Americans. It ranked 13,855th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gibney?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gibney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gibney?: Alex Gibney, American film director and producer, followed by Susan Gibney.
Where is the surname Gibney most common?: Wikidata records people named Gibney in the United States.
Is the surname Gibney getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,181 in 2010, down 0.4%.