Last Name GIBBINS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Gilbert, from nickname Gib, diminutive Gibb-on or Gibb-in. The 'g' in Gibbings is excrescent.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 21,244 (2000 US census) 28,965 (1990 US census)
Count 1,151 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.83%, or 1057 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.26%, or 26 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.43%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.48%, or 17 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.43%, or 28 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.56%, or 18 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

 The 2000 USA census contains no surnames with ONE character. The shortest last names there have at least two characters in them. We found 175 of those. It does not mean that a one character name does not exist. The census data only contain surnames that occurred at lea...

Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

 How does one estimate/guess that number? The first source that comes to mind is the result of the latest available census. We know that 2000 year census presents us with a little over 150,000 unique surnames. The least po...

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