# Gibson (surname)

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

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 190,667 |
| US rank (2010) | 130 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,619 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (184,420 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɪbsən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Gibb + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gibson 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) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gibson in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Canada and The Bahamas.

## People named Gibson

- Mel Gibson, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
- William Gibson, American-Canadian speculative fiction writer (born 1948)
- Tyrese Gibson, American singer and actor
- Althea Gibson, American tennis player (1927-2003)
- Thomas Gibson, American actor and director
- Debbie Gibson, American singer and actress
- Edward G. Gibson, American astronaut
- Taj Gibson, American basketball player (born 1985)
- Robert L. Gibson, American astronaut
- Dorothy Gibson, American silent film actress, singer, model (1889–1946)
- Charles Dana Gibson, American artist and illustrator (1867-1944)
- Henry Gibson, American actor (1935–2009)

and 55 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gipson, Gavigan.

## 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.