Popularity of the last name by country
Netherlands
- Zuid-Holland (422)
- Noord-Holland (163)
- Gelderland (29)
- Noord-Brabant (26)
- Drenthe (21)
- Overijssel (15)
- Utrecht (15)
- Fryslân | Friesland (12)
- Limburg (11)
- Zeeland (9)
- Groningen (6)
- Flevoland (3)
All countries
- United Kingdom (417,682)
- United States (207,666)
- Ireland (30,538)
- Australia (20,876)
- New Zealand (16,966)
- Canada (9,110)
- France (5,935)
- Unknown country (3,209)
- Belgium (1,491)
- Netherlands (1,384)
- Germany (1,191)
- Switzerland (1,113)
- Sweden (825)
- Italy (760)
- Peru (413)
- India (314)
- Argentina (285)
- South Africa (285)
- French Polynesia (261)
- Poland (216)
- Spain (205)
- Indonesia (190)
- Russian Federation (186)
- Mexico (180)
- Colombia (175)
- Egypt (161)
- China (150)
- Denmark (124)
- Brazil (116)
- Barbados (115)
- Greece (101)
- Sri Lanka (90)
- Turkey (89)
- Austria (86)
- Trinidad and Tobago (84)
- Cuba (81)
- Norway (71)
- Paraguay (70)
- Jamaica (68)
- Romania (66)
Origine of last name
GIBSON : English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Gibb">Gibb</a> (a pet form of Gilbert) + son hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Giblin">Giblin</a>. This surname is also common among African Americans.
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