How common is the surname McKibben?

4,958 people in the United States had the surname McKibben in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,272 Americans. It ranked 6,801st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McKibben?

Bill McKibben, American environmentalist and writer.

Where is the surname McKibben most common?

Wikidata records people named McKibben in the United States.

Is the surname McKibben getting more or less common?

More common. 4,631 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,958 in 2010, up 7.1%.

The surname McKibben

A patronymic surname, carried by 4,958 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M215

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKibben is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhibín (“son of Fibín”), a pet form of Philip. Also an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Giobúin; compare McGibbon.

McKibben 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 4,958 people named McKibben in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,272 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,631.

#6,801

rank among US surnames

4,958

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,719)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,796	Steelman	4,964	62,197
#6,798	Silvas	4,963	62,209
#6,799	Hostetter	4,960	62,247
#6,801	Shim	4,958	62,272
#6,805	Ballenger	4,956	62,297

Who is named McKibben

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

87% of people named McKibben identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.4%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McKibbens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill McKibben
American environmentalist and writer, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McKibben

McKibben has the Soundex code M215, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M215.

Questions

Where does the surname McKibben come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhibín (“son of Fibín”), a pet form of Philip. Also an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Giobúin; compare McGibbon.
How common is the surname McKibben?: 4,958 people in the United States had the surname McKibben in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,272 Americans. It ranked 6,801st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McKibben?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McKibben identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McKibben?: Bill McKibben, American environmentalist and writer.
Where is the surname McKibben most common?: Wikidata records people named McKibben in the United States.
What type of surname is McKibben?: McKibben is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McKibben getting more or less common?: More common. 4,631 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,958 in 2010, up 7.1%.