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Gibb Family Crest
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Origins Available: English, Scottish

Where did the English Gibb family come from? What is the English Gibb family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gibb family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gibb family history?

The Gibb surname is thought to have evolved in Britain, from the common medieval personal names Gibbon, or Gib. There was also a place named Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, listed in the Great Domesday Book of 1086, and the surname may have been taken on from the place name.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Gibbon, Gibbons, Gib, Gibb, Gibbs and others.

First found in Southern England, where a Ralph Gibiun (or Gibbewin) was on record in the Pipe Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1176. Geoffrey Gibewin (Gibwin) was listed several times in Curia Regis Rolls, in Somerset in 1196, in Northamptonshire in 1208, and in Buckinghamshire in 1213. A Gibbe de Huckenhale was on record in the Pipe Rolls of Northamptonshire of 1179.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gibb research. Another 267 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1513, 1573, 1583, 1625, 1627, 1642, 1647, 1648, 1721, and 1771 are included under the topic Early Gibb History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 42 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gibb Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Gibb family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 162 words(12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gibb Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Andrew Gibb, who joined the "Gardiners," who bought Long Island from the native North Americans in 1655
  • James Gibb, who came to Maryland in 1674
  • John Gibb, who arrived in East New Jersey in 1685

Gibb Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Alexander Gibb, who came to Maryland in 1730

Gibb Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James Gibb, who landed in America in 1801
  • John Gibb, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1823
  • David Gibb, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1841
  • Andrew Gibb, who landed in Mississippi in 1844

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  • Barry Gibb (b. 1946), one of the English born brothers who made up the singing group "the BeeGees," as well as their brother Andrew Roy Gibb (1958-1988), English born, Australian singer
  • Sir Andrew Dewar Gibb (1888-1974), Scottish jurist probably best known for his position as chairman of the Scottish National Party (1936-40)
  • Sir Alexander Gibb (1872-1958), Scottish civil engineer, fifth generation in a line of civil engineers begun by his great-great-grandfather William (1736-91)
  • Robin Gibb, Australian pop singer
  • Maurice Gibb, Australian pop singer


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  2. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  3. Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
  4. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  5. Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
  6. Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
  7. Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
  8. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
  9. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
  10. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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The Gibb Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gibb Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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