The surname Gibson
A patronymic surname, carried by 190,667 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈɡɪbsən/ 2 syllables Soundex G125 Also a first name
Origin
From Gibb + -son.
Gibson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 190,667 people named Gibson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,619 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 184,420.
Who is named Gibson
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
72% of people named Gibson identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 72%
- Black (not Hispanic) 22%
- Two or more races 2.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Famous Gibsons
67 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mel GibsonAmerican actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
- William GibsonAmerican-Canadian speculative fiction writer (born 1948)
- Tyrese GibsonAmerican singer and actor, born 1978
- Althea GibsonAmerican tennis player (1927-2003)
- Thomas GibsonAmerican actor and director, born 1962
- Debbie GibsonAmerican singer and actress, born 1970
- Edward G. GibsonAmerican astronaut, born 1936
- Taj GibsonAmerican basketball player (born 1985)
- Robert L. GibsonAmerican astronaut, born 1946
- Dorothy GibsonAmerican silent film actress, singer, model (1889–1946)
- Charles Dana GibsonAmerican artist and illustrator (1867-1944)
- Henry GibsonAmerican actor (1935–2009)
Notable Gibsons come mostly from the United States (54), the United Kingdom (4) and Australia (3).
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Surnames that sound like Gibson
Gibson has the Soundex code G125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G125.
Questions
- Where does the surname Gibson come from?
- From Gibb + -son.
- How common is the surname Gibson?
- 190,667 people in the United States had the surname Gibson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,619 Americans. It ranked 130th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gibson?
- In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Gibson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Gibson?
- Mel Gibson, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956), followed by William Gibson.
- Where is the surname Gibson most common?
- Wikidata records people named Gibson in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.
- How do you pronounce Gibson?
- Gibson is /ˈɡɪbsən/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Gibson?
- Gibson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Gibson getting more or less common?
- More common. 184,420 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 190,667 in 2010, up 3.4%.
- Is Gibson also a first name?
- Yes. Gibson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.