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Gibbon History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Gibbon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The Gibbon 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.

Alternatively, the name may be a nickname as this source explains: "as Tib was the name for a female cat, so was Gib for a male, but the distinction was gradually forgotten." 1

And a few sources note that the name is "a pet form of Gilbert (pledge, bright)" 2 3 4

Early Origins of the Gibbon family

The surname Gibbon was 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. 4

The Writs of Parliament list Adam Gibbe, 1311, but no place name. 1

Early History of the Gibbon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gibbon research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1513, 1570, 1573, 1583, 1585, 1589, 1600, 1601, 1603, 1604, 1605, 1610, 1611, 1615, 1625, 1627, 1629, 1638, 1640, 1642, 1644, 1647, 1648, 1660, 1676, 1697, 1718, 1721, 1771 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Gibbon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gibbon Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Gibbon family

Notables of the family at this time include

Gibbon or Guybon, who was Sheriff of Norfolk in 1513; Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), English composer and organist at Westminster Abbey; and Ellis Gibbons (1573-1603), an English composer, one of the ol...
Christopher Gibbons (1615-1676), was an English composer and organist; and Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), English (Rotterdam-born from English parents) wood-carver and sculptor, regarded as England's f...
Charles Gibbon (fl. 1589-1604), was a miscellaneous writer, was a member of Cambridge University, but there is no record of his having graduated. He was probably in holy orders, and appears to have re...
John Gibbon (1629-1718), was a writer on heraldry, eldest son of Robert Gibbon, draper, of London, fourth son of Robert Gibbon of Rolvenden, Kent. 5
Nicholas Gibbon or Gibbons the Elder (fl. 1600), was a theological writer, matriculated as pensioner at Clare Hall, Cambridge, in June 1585
Hi son, Nicholas Gibbon the Younger (1605-1697), was an English divine, son of Nicholas Gibbon of Heckford, Dorsetshire, born at Poole in 1605. 5

Gibbon Ranking

In the United States, the name Gibbon is the 16,534^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 6

Migration of the Gibbon family to Ireland

Some of the Gibbon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 73 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gibbon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gibbon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ann Gibbon, who settled in Virginia in 1660
Francis Gibbon, who arrived in New Jersey in 1675 7
John Gibbon, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1682 7

Gibbon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Gibbon, who landed in Virginia in 1701 7

Gibbon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael Gibbon, aged 35, who landed in New York in 1812 7
Daniel Gibbon, who arrived in America in 1812 7
Samuel Gibbon, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 7
J. Gibbon, who settled in Baltimore Maryland in 1822
Edward Masters Gibbon, who landed in New York in 1832 7
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Gibbon Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John William St. George Gibbon, who arrived in Mississippi in 1901 7
William S Gibbon, who arrived in Mississippi in 1903 7

Gibbon migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gibbon Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Geo Gibbon, aged 30, who landed in Canada in 1811
Geo Gibbon, aged 50, Scottish settler who landed in Red River, Canada in 1811
Mary Gibbon, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1842
Mr. Joseph Gibbon, aged 1 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Admiral" departing 1st June 1847 from Waterford, Ireland; the ship arrived on 7th July 1847 but he died on board 8
Mr. William Gibbon who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Goliah" departing 21st May 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 18th July 1847 but he died on board 8
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Gibbon migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Gibbon Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Gibbon, a rope-maker, who arrived in New South Wales, Australia sometime between 1825 and 1832
Mr. William Gibbon who was convicted in Durham, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Camden" on 21st March 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 9
Mr. James Gibbon, British Convict who was convicted in Liverpool, Lancaster, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 20th July 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 10
James Gibbon, aged 26, a carter, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Anglia" 11

Contemporary Notables of the name Gibbon (post 1700) +

Sir Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), English historian, best known for "the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" 12
John Heysham Gibbon AB, MD (1903-1973), American surgeon best known for inventing the heart–lung machine
Joseph Charles Gibbon (1935-2019), American Major League Baseball player who played from 1960 to 1972, World Series Champion (1960)
John Gibbon (1827-1896), American Civil War Union army officer, who led a division at Gettysburg (1863)
John Heysham Gibbon Jr. (1903-1973), American surgeon, who invented the heart-lung machine and performed the first open heart surgery
Mrs. W. L. Gibbon, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1956 13
L. L. Gibbon, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1932 13
J. S. Gibbon, American politician, Delegate to Kentucky secession convention, 1861 13
J. J. Gibbon, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1948 13
Ethel Gibbon, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940; Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Van Buren County, 1940 13
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Historic Events for the Gibbon family +

HMS Hood

Mr. Isaac G Gibbon (b. 1894), English Chief Ordnance Artificer serving for the Royal Navy from Brighton, Sussex, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 14

Lady of the Lake

Miss Ann Gibbon (b. 1814), Irish traveller from Moville, Ireland who sailed aboard the "Lady of the Lake" from Greenock, Scotland on 8th April 1833 to Quebec, Canada when the ship hit ice and sunk of the coast of Newfoundland on the 11th May 1833 and she died in the sinking
Miss Jane Gibbon (b. 1809), Irish traveller from Moville, Ireland who sailed aboard the "Lady of the Lake" from Greenock, Scotland on 8th April 1833 to Quebec, Canada when the ship hit ice and sunk of the coast of Newfoundland on the 11th May 1833 and she died in the sinking

Citations +

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Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 77)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 2nd December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/camden
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th February 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1837
South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ANGLIA 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/anglia1852.shtml
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm