Last Name GIBSON

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Meaning	The son of Gilbert, from nickname Gib. As Tib was the name for a female cat, so was Gib for a male, but the distinction was gradually forgotten. The son of Gib, or Gilbert, sometimes contracted from Gilbertson. The son of Gib or Gilbert.

Origin	English, Scottish, Jewish, Spanish, Native American, Chilean, Irish, Ugandan, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african, Hungarian, Liberian

Rank	119 (2000 US census)	116 (1990 US census)

Count	184,420 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

74.57%, or 137522 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
21.07%, or 38857 total occurrences, as black,
0.36%, or 664 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.85%, or 1568 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.65%, or 3043 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.49%, or 2748 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Longest baby names

The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

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